# NTSB MIA74FLG05: Cessna 182K, N2731Q, Abbeville, SC, August 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1973
- Place: Abbeville, SC · ABBEVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.1785° N, 82.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1785&lon=-82.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG05-201641

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2163   73/8/7    ABBEVILLE,SC        CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N2731Q              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 59, 1800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBERRY,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- R GR BRAKE SHOE MISSING ON PRESSURE PLATE SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2731Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2731Q), registered now, S/N 18257931, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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: Davis Field

## 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 19730807023599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807023599A), Aug 7, 1973: Cessna 182K, Abbeville, SC, Substantial damage. R gr brake shoe missing on pressure plate side.

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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