# NTSB MIA79FAMS2: Cessna 182, N618WC, Missing Aircraft, May 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1979
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FAMS2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FAMS2

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3102  79/5/31    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1600
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N618WC              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BIRMINGHAM,AL               MOCKSVILLE,NC               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N618WC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618WC-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 18260596, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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

## 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 19790531036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531036829A), May 31, 1979: Cessna 182N, Waynesville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees near mountain peak. Mountain peaks obscured by fog. Thunderstorms in area.

## Other investigations on N618WC (2)

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 IAD80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA041), May 31, 1979: Cessna 182 (N618WC), Waynesville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DEN76FTC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC42), Jul 31, 1976: Cessna 182N (N618WC), Casper, WY, 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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