# NTSB MIA71DKW14: Cessna 182, N4732D, Gainsboro, TN, October 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1970
- Place: Gainsboro, TN · GAINSBORO, TN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKW14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3966  70/10/18   GAINSBORO,TENN      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 415
        TIME - 1200                    N4732D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NASHVILLE,TENN              NASHVILLE,TENN               LIVINGSTON,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- WATER DRAINED DURG PREFLT,PWR LOST AFT TKOF,LNDD DRAINED MORE WATER,TOOK OFF AGAIN.PLT PARACHUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4732D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4732D-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 34832 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4732D (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66F0205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0205), Aug 23, 1965: Cessna 182A (N4732D), Dravosburg, PA, substantial damage

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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