# NTSB MIA79FA028: Cessna 182, N7535N, Union, SC, December 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Union, SC · UNION, SC
- Location: 34.7234° N, 81.6249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-81.6249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4121   78/12/5   UNION,SC            CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3907
        TIME - 0600                    N7535N              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNION,SC                    NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SIX OUNCES WATER FOUND IN CARBURETOR BOWL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7535N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7535N-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 18263236, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Union County

## 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 19781205044849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205044849A), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 182H, Union, SC, Destroyed. Six ounces water found in carburetor bowl.

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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