Cessna R182 N756TN
9 September 1984 · Ottumwa, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 September 1984 at about 07:52 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N756TN was involved in an accident near Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ottumwa, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ottumwa Indust. (OTM)
- Coordinates
- 41.0104, -92.4100
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N756TN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Grain Valley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC84FA271
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT ENTERED IMC WEATHER, THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED & CRUISED WITHOUT ATC NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE AFTER FAILING TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT OR FILE A FLT PLAN. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PLT FLEW UNTIL ACFT POWER WAS LOST DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE RESULTANT FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH & UNEVEN TERRAIN ON A FOGGY DARK NIGHT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE VISIBILITY WAS ESTIMATED AS 1/4 OF A MILE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1984 | Cessna R182 | Rome, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1984 | Cessna R182 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1984 | Cessna R182 | Austin, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Aug 1985 | Cessna R182 | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1983 | Cessna R182 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1985 | Cessna R182 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Tampa Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1984 | Cessna 182 | Marion, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1984 | Cessna 172M | Elkader, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | Mitsubishi MU 2B-20 | Ames, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1984 | Cessna 150 | Oxford, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-18-150 | Algona, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |