# Accident 19880918046339A: Cessna R182, Zanesville, OH, September 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1988, 06:15 local time
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Airport: Parr Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9492° N, 82.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9492&lon=-82.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9877C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9877C-1991-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,617 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918046339A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT DEPARTED AT NIGHT INTO LOW CEILING AND DENSE FOG. LOST CONTROL ON CLIMB. 182RG DESTROYED BY TREE IMPACTS.

## 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 CHI88FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA237), Sep 18, 1988: Cessna 182RG (N9877C), Zanesville, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT/DECISION-MAKING, AND HIS OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN ABILITY WHICH LED TO HIS REPEATED DECISIONS TO OPERATE HIS AIRCRAFT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FACT THAT THE…

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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