# NTSB MIA67D0001: Cessna 182A, N4785D, Lake Lure, NC, July 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1966
- Place: Lake Lure, NC · LAKE LURE, NC
- Location: 35.4480° N, 82.2020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Lure, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4480&lon=-82.2020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0001-201484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1546   66/7/2    LAKE LURE N CAR     CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 138
        TIME - 1900                    N4785D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LURE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4785D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4785D-2020-10-03), registration cancelled 2020-10-03, S/N 34885, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Lure

## Other investigations on N4785D (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 ERA18FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA231), Aug 25, 2018: Cessna 182 (N4785D), Swainsboro, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

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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