# NTSB UNK65X1440: Cessna 182, N2435R, Varnville, SC, February 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1965
- Place: Varnville, SC · VARNVILLE, SC
- Location: 32.8522° N, 81.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Varnville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8522&lon=-81.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1440
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1440

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0295  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2435R-1979-07-09), registration cancelled 1979-07-09, S/N 18255535 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hampton Varnville

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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