# NTSB UNK64X1200: Cessna 182, N8739X, South Hill, VA, April 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1964
- Place: South Hill, VA · SOUTH HILL, VA
- Location: 36.7257° N, 78.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7257&lon=-78.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0840   64/4/6    SOUTH HILL VA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 240
        TIME - 1840                    N8739X              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8739X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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