Cessna TR182 N4701S
9 December 1997 · Owenton, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 1997 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N4701S was involved in an accident near Owenton, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Owenton, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.5298, -84.8300
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182
- Registration
- N4701S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hampton → Mt. Sterling
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC98LA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight/inflight decision and VFR flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing was a low ceiling.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The non-instrument rated pilot stated that he obtained a weather briefing from the Weather Channel and a DUAT service. The weather forecast called for marginal visual flight rules conditions. About 100 miles from his destination, the pilot encountered instrument meteorological conditions. He performed a precautionary landing to an uneven field. During the landing, the landing gears collapsed; and the propeller and left wing were damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TR182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1997 | Cessna TR182 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Mountain View Aeromotive | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1997 | Cessna TR182 | Seaside Heights, New Jersey, United States | Century Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Cessna TR182 | Panamint Spring, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Aug 1996 | Cessna TR182 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Cessna TR182 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Cessna TR182 | Cascade, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1997 | Cessna 208B | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Baron Aviation Service | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Manchester, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Hughes 269B | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1997 | Cessna 182 | Springfield, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1997 | Dassault DA-20 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |