# NTSB MIA78DLA37: Cessna 182, N7298N, Fargo, GA, June 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1978
- Place: Fargo, GA · FARGO, GA
- Location: 30.6869° N, 82.5714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6869&lon=-82.5714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1595   78/6/8    FARGO,GA            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N7298N              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  61, 2857 TOTAL HOURS, 442
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARGO AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,FL                    FARGO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7298N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7298N), registered now, S/N 18263085, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Fargo Airport

## 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 19780608014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608014299A), Jun 8, 1978: Cessna 182, Fargo,Ga, GA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7298N (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 MIA89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA131), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 182P (N7298N), Tavernier, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND RETRACT THE FLAPS TO THE RECOMMENDED SETTING DURING THE GO-AROUND.

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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