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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Clinton, IA · January 10, 1986

Date
January 10, 1986 · 15:18 local
Place
Clinton, IA
Airport
Clinton Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3948D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC86FA048
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,059 total1,059 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control on downwind after encountering low clouds moving in. Impacted ground left wing and nose gear first.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON DOWNWIND AFTER ENCOUNTERING LOW CLOUDS MOVING IN. IMPACTED GROUND LEFT WING AND NOSE GEAR FIRST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.