# Accident 19910203001472A: Cessna 182, Osceola, WI, February 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Osceola, WI
- Airport: L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3109° N, 92.6899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3109&lon=-92.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6384A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6384A-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203001472A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CLIMBING TO UNLOAD SKY DIVERS FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING WAS STRUCK BY N4676R. BOTH BROKE UP. NO ONE SAW IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4676R, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19910203001471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203001471A)

## 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 CHI91FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA088), Feb 3, 1991: Cessna 182 (N6384A), Osceola, WI, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOTS IN BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEEING-AND-AVOID THE OTHER AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N6384A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880611030569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880611030569I), Jun 11, 1988: Cessna 182 (N6384A), New Richmond, WI. Parachutist sustained minor injuries while attempting a hook turn from unsafe altitude of 20 ft above ground.
- [Incident 19870628063209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628063209I), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 182 (N6384A), Osceola, WI, 1 fatal. The chutist began to spiral after the front of the parachute tucked. Impacted ground due to late reserve release.

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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