- Date
- February 18, 1970
- Place
- Varnville, SC · VARNVILLE, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8864XCessna 182D
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136470
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0967 70/2/18 VARNVILLE,SC CESSNA 182D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 307 TIME - 1415 N8864X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMPTON-VARNVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIAN HEAD,MD SAVANNAH,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- LONG DRIVEWAY MISTAKEN FOR RNWY.PLT REALIZED ERROR AT LOW ALT,CONTINUED APCH AND LNDD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8864X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hampton-Varnville
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