UNK65X1440

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Varnville, SC · February 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1965
Place
Varnville, SC · VARNVILLE, SC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2435RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179357

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0295  65/2/20    VARNVILLE SC        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 292
        TIME - 2145                    N2435R              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMPTON VARNVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N2435R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hampton Varnville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.