# NTSB MIA76AM059: Cessha 182, Mayfield, GA, January 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 30, 1976
- Place: Mayfield, GA · MAYFIELD, GA
- Location: 33.3551° N, 82.8007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayfield, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 16, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM059

## NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0328  76/1/30    MAYFIELD,GA         CESSHA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38,
        TIME - 2030                    N3659U              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAYFIELD,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WITNESS SAW ACFT ENTER VERT CLIMB FM TREETOP LYLTHEN ENTER VERT DIVE.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.198 PCT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Maneuvering-low-alt flying

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3659U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3659U-1976-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSHA 182
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: MAYFIELD
- FAA reports: 19760130006239A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130006239A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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