Cessna 182L N42411

Summary

On 24 April 2016 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 182L registered N42411 was involved in an accident near Carrollton, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 April 2016 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Carrollton, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Carroll Cty - Tolson Arpt (TSO)

Coordinates

40.6108, -80.9744

Aircraft

Cessna 182L

Registration

N42411

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carrollton → Salem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16FA169

1 person died.

An in-flight collision with trees and terrain for reasons that could not be determined because no anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction were observed during the examination.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a personal flight under day visual meteorological conditions. Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control (ATC) radar data depicted the airplane about 0.5 mile northwest of the departure airport. It proceeded on a northeasterly course toward the destination airport and subsequently turned to the southeast before becoming established on a southwesterly course. After proceeding about 3 miles, the airplane reversed to a northwesterly course, and ultimately turned to a southwesterly course. The airplane impacted a wooded ravine about 0.5 mile south of the final radar data point. Variations in the airplane's groundspeed and altitude during the maneuvers was consistent with controlled and powered flight. There were no witnesses to the accident. The site was ultimately located about 5 days after the accident following a ground search based, in part, on ATC radar data. An examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. Toxicology testing found no drugs, and the presence of ethanol in urine but not blood suggests that the ethanol was from sources other than ingestion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.