Cessna 182 N5584B

Summary

On 4 July 1982 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5584B, operated by David Edward Clark, was involved in an accident near Madison, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 July 1982 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

38.7503, -85.3797

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5584B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David Edward Clark

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Madison

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL82DA194

2 people had minor injuries.

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 HE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER ON A DARK NIGHT. THE TERRAIN WAS HILLY AND COVERED WITH TREES, AND REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND UPWIND ON THE OHIO RIVER. AFTER DITCHING, THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED AND SWAM TO SHORE, BUT THE PLANE SANK AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.