# Accident 19941220041929A: Cessna 182G, Muskogee, OK, December 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1994, 18:54 local time
- Place: Muskogee, OK
- Airport: Davis Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7407° N, 95.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7407&lon=-95.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3229S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229S-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941220041929A

## Narrative

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

VFR LOW TIME PILOT DEPARTED AT NIGHT INTO LOW CEILING. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND SPIRAL DIVE TO GROUND INDICATED.

## 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 FTW95FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA071), Dec 21, 1994: Cessna 182G (N3229S), Muskogee, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER INADVERTENTLY FLYING INTO ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE LOW…

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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