# Accident 19950624047829A: Cessna 182P, Myersville, MD, June 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1995, 04:20 local time
- Place: Myersville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4194° N, 77.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4194&lon=-77.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1284S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1284S-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624047829A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE TRYING TO DESCEND THRU HOLE IN CLOUDS. VFR NOT ADVISED. IFR RATED FOR HELICOPTERS

## 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 BFO95FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA071), Jun 24, 1995: Cessna 182P (N1284S), Frederick, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather during descent, which resulted in in-flight collision with terrain. Related factors were the pilot's disregard of a hazardous weather advisory,…

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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