# NTSB MIA78DLG09: Cessna 172, N6882A, Greenville, SC, February 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1978
- Place: Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.8369° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8369&lon=-82.3630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0061  78/2/20    GREENVILLE,SC       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2636
        TIME - 1820                    N6882A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE DWNTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6882A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6882A-1982-09-28), registration cancelled 1982-09-28, S/N 28982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greenville Dwntn

## 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 19780220001369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220001369A), Feb 20, 1978: Cessna 172D, Greenville, SC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6882A (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 NYC68D0479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0479), Apr 28, 1968: Cessna 172 (N6882A), East Windsor, CT, 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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