# NTSB MIA74FKG31: Cessna 182, N2912Y, Waresboro, GA, September 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1973
- Place: Waresboro, GA · WARESBORO, GA
- Location: 31.2475° N, 82.4720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waresboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2475&lon=-82.4720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3321  73/9/26    WARESBORO,GA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 112
        TIME - 0830                    N2912Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYCROS WARE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLOWED FLD APRX 1200FT LONG RIMMED BY 50FT TALL TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2912Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2912Y-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 18253912, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Waycros Ware City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730926032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926032569A), Sep 26, 1973: Cessna 182E, Waresboro, GA, Substantial damage. Plowed fld aprx 1200FT long rimmed by 50FT tall trees.

## Other investigations on N2912Y (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 IAD79FLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ07), Jan 16, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2912Y), Elkton, KY, destroyed

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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