# NTSB MIA76DLG39: Cessna 172, N6482E, Neeses, SC, August 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1976
- Place: Neeses, SC · NEESES, SC
- Location: 33.5364° N, 81.1236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neeses, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5364&lon=-81.1236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2527  76/8/29  NR.NEESES,SC          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N6482E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NEESES,SC                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT MADE SUC LDG AT ARPT AFTER COLLIDED WITH TREE WHILE LOOKING OUT SIDE WINDOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6482E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6482E), registered now, S/N 46582, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19760829027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829027569A), Aug 29, 1976: Cessna 172, Neeses, SC, Substantial damage. Plt made suc ldg at arpt after collided with tree while looking out side window.

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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