# Accident 19880724027619A: Cessna R182, Stevensville, MD, July 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1988, 04:23 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9905° N, 76.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9905&lon=-76.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9997C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9997C-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880724027619A

## Narrative

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

SIC READING BACK ATC CLEARANCE ON CLIMBOUT. PLANE OBSERVED DIVING OUT OF CLOUDS INTO BAY. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 BFO88FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA068), Jul 24, 1988: Cessna R182RG (N9997C), Stevensville, MD, 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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