# Accident 19830925051709A: Cessna 182B, Constantine, MI, September 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1983, 23:15 local time
- Place: Constantine, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8309° N, 85.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8309&lon=-85.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2531G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531G-1984-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925051709A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED EN ROUTE AT NIGHT VFR IN WORSENING WEATHER. VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED IN BRIEFING.

## 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 CHI83FA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA445), Sep 26, 1983: Cessna 182B (N2531G), Constantine, MI, destroyed, 1 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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