# Accident 19941003033709A: Cessna 182L, Ft Mcclellan, AL, October 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1994, 15:10 local time
- Place: Ft Mcclellan, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7191° N, 85.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7191&lon=-85.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3499R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3499R-1997-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003033709A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON A RIDGE IN LOW CEILING RAIN AND FOG. NO WEATHER BRIEF. LOW FUEL INDICATED BUT ENGINE RUNNING.

## 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 ATL95FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA003), Oct 3, 1994: Cessna 182L (N3499R), Ft. Mcclellan, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILING, FOG, AND DRIZZLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND…

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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