# Accident 19830408011939A: Cessna 182N, Coulterville, IL, April 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1983, 19:40 local time
- Place: Coulterville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1801° N, 89.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1801&lon=-89.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92734-1988-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 41 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408011939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ENTERING AREA OF NEAR ZERO WEATHER. WAS ADVISED VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI83FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA161), Apr 9, 1983: Cessna 182 (N92734), Coulterville, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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