# NTSB MIA69F0184: Cessna 320, N6182Q, Pine Mountain, GA, August 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1968
- Place: Pine Mountain, GA · PINE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Location: 32.8559° N, 84.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8559&lon=-84.8520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 6 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0184
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0184

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1927   68/8/9    PINE MOUNTAIN,GA    CESSNA 320          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 8000
        TIME - 1230                    N6182Q              PX-  0  5  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDENS-HARRIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
          PILOT-MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASH LANDED IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6182Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6182Q-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 320F-0032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320f) (registry code 2074516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gardens-Harris

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.