# NTSB MIA79FA085: Cessna 182P, N78744, Eastover, SC, May 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1979
- Place: Eastover, SC · EASTOVER, SC
- Location: 33.8780° N, 80.6950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastover, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8780&lon=-80.6950&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 June 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1148  79/5/17    EASTOVER,SC         CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 5300
        TIME - 1300                    N78744              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIXIELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTOVER,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB BOWL CONTAINED APPROX 90% WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78744](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78744-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18261779 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dixieland

## 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 19790517017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517017139A), May 17, 1979: Cessna 182P, Hopkins, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed few minutes after take off. Water found in fuel and carburetor.

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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