MIA71AM027

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182B · Darlington, SC · September 17, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 17, 1970
Place
Darlington, SC · DARLINGTON, SC
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2570GCessna 182B
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164979

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1640  70/9/17    DARLINGTON,SC       CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1510
        TIME - 1130                    N2570G              PX-  1  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,NC                   DARLINGTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT DITCH 250 FT SHORT OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2570G
Reported as
Cessna 182B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Moores

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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