# NTSB IAD79FA047: Cessna 182J, N2738F, Hillsboro, VA, April 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1979
- Place: Hillsboro, VA · HILLSBORO, VA
- Location: 39.2008° N, 77.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2008&lon=-77.7234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1846  79/4/26    HILLSBORO,VA        CESSNA 182J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1815
        TIME - 1015                    N2738F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTON,MD                   COLUMBUS,OH
        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)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       65
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2738F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2738F-1979-07-17), registration cancelled 1979-07-17, S/N 18256838 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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 19790426044309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426044309A), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 182J, Hillsboro, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of fog and cloud obscured mountain ridge. Was adivsed VFR not recommended. History of heart disease.

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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