# NTSB MKC70DCD31: Cessna 182M, N91814, Atlantic, IA, May 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1970
- Place: Atlantic, IA · ATLANTIC, IA
- Location: 41.3930° N, 95.0219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3930&lon=-95.0219&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 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2080  70/5/18    ATLANTIC,IOWA       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 500
        TIME - 2030                    N91814              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORNING,IOWA                ATLANTIC,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- L WING HIT HILL APRX 200FT HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91814 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atlantic

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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