# NTSB MIA70DLG05: Cessna 182D, N8864X, Varnville, SC, February 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1970
- Place: Varnville, SC · VARNVILLE, SC
- Location: 32.8522° N, 81.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Varnville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8522&lon=-81.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8864X-1970-10-14), registration cancelled 1970-10-14, S/N 18253264 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hampton-Varnville

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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