Cessna 182C N9944T

Summary

On 16 July 1982 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N9944T, operated by Ronald D. Rich, was involved in an accident near Deer River, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 July 1982 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Deer River, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N9944T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald D. Rich

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Angle Inlet → Leroy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA248

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, HE WAS TOLD THE CEILINGS WERE LOW, BUT VFR CONDITIONS WERE EXPECTED BY 1000 CDT. THE PILOT DEPARTED AT 0850 CDT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT HE ESTIMATED TO BE 1000 FT OVERCAST WITH 8 MI VISIBILITY. HE REPORTED THAT AT FIRST, THE WEATHER CONDITION IMPROVED, BUT THE HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF FOG. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT A SMALL PINE TREE WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OVERCORRECTED FOR THE SITUATION AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TALL GRASS AND WENT IN A DITCH ON THE LEFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.