# NTSB MIA70DLG19: Cessna 182E, N2939Y, Saluda, SC, May 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1970
- Place: Saluda, SC · SALUDA, SC
- Location: 34.0012° N, 81.7710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saluda, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0012&lon=-81.7710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2195  70/5/20    SALUDA,SC           CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 270
        TIME - 0900                    N2939Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ETHERIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HICKORY,NC                  SALUDA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2939Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2939Y), registered now, S/N 18253939, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Etheridge

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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