# NTSB MIA71DKJ26: Cessna 182H, N2306X, Gulf Shores, AL, October 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1970
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL · GULF SHORES, AL
- Location: 30.2772° N, 87.7024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-87.7024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4054  70/10/29   GULF SHORES,ALA     CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4359
        TIME - 1800                    N2306X              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT MORGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AIR-DROPPING SUPPLIES.R WING HIT WATER,LAGOON,DRG PULL-UP FRM LOW PASS,LDG LITE ON,TO IDNTFY CHUTE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2306X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2306X-2014-12-17), registration cancelled 2014-12-17, S/N 18256206, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Fort Morgan

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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