# NTSB MIA76DKG49: Cessna 185F, N2530S, Resaca, GA, March 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1976
- Place: Resaca, GA · RESACA, GA
- Location: 34.5794° N, 84.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Resaca, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-84.9438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1048  76/3/18    RESACA,GA           CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1102
        TIME - 1700                    N2530S              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 346 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RESACA,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2530S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760318005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760318005359A), Mar 18, 1976: Cessna A185F, Resaca, GA, 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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