# NTSB IAD78FA062: Cessna 182Q, N735MB, Linville, NC, May 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1978
- Place: Linville, NC · LINVILLE, NC
- Location: 36.0675° N, 81.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0675&lon=-81.8714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1712  78/5/12  NR.LINVILLE,NC        CESSNA 182Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 500
        TIME - 1405                    N735MB              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEVEN SPRINGS,PA            PANAMA CITY,FL               ASHEVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       71
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ONE OUTDATED LOW ALT ENROUTE CHART,L19/20,FOUND IN WRECKAGE.MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735MB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735MB-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 18265522, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780512019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512019369A), May 12, 1978: Cessna 182H, Linville, NC, Destroyed. One outdated low alt enroute chart,L19/20,found in wreckage. Mounttops obscured.

## Other investigations on N735MB (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC77FGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM31), Jul 19, 1977: Cessna 182Q (N735MB), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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