# NTSB MIA80FKG10: Cessna 182, N738CE, Dawson, GA, November 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1979
- Place: Dawson, GA · DAWSON, GA
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3648  79/11/21   DAWSON,GA           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1413
        TIME - 1350                    N738CE              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINCHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              DAWSON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738CE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738CE-1991-02-01), registration cancelled 1991-02-01, S/N R18200910 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fincher

## 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 19791121034969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121034969A), Nov 21, 1979: Cessna R182, Dawson, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed downwind on short runway and overshot.

## Other investigations on N738CE (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 CHI85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA068), Dec 7, 1984: Cessna 182RG (N738CE), Lafayette, IN, destroyed

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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