# Accident 19951229042659A: Cessna 182E, Pymatunning, PA, December 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1995, 01:20 local time
- Place: Pymatunning, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4000° N, 80.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4000&lon=-80.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3290Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3290Y-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951229042659A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH CONTROL TALKED TO PILOT, BUT UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION, RADAR CONTACT LOST. CRASHED. (.4)THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED BETWEEN 1900 AND 2000. ABOUT 2215 IT WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR IN A CLIMBING TURN. THE PILOT WAS NOT IN RADIO CONTACT WITH ANY ATC FACILITY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO CLIMB PAST 21,000 FEET. ABOUT 0045, AN ATC CONTROLLER ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING OUT OF 21,000 FEET. THE PILOT WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER CONTROLLER, AND THE PILOT ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS OUT OF 21,000 FEET AND REQUESTED AN APPROACH. THE CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT OF AN AIRPORT 5 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPLANE'S POSITION; HOWEVER, THE PILOT DECLINED THE ADVICE AND STATED, 'YEAH, I PREFER WATER.' SIMILAR CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT 20 MINUTES, WHERE THE CONTROLLER OFFERED ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE, AND THE PILOT CONTINUED TO REQUEST A WATER LANDING. DURING THE DESCENT, THE PILOT MADE A COMMENT CONCERNING THE WATER, 'ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO GO.' HE ALSO STATED, 'AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED, I HAVE NOT HAD A GOO                                                    D DAY...AH YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I'M GOING SWIMMING TONIGHT." THE PILOT'S LAST TRANSMISSION REPORTED,"UH, I THINK (SIC) IT'S RIGHT UNDER ME." THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK AN ICE COVERED RESERVOIR IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AND THE ENGINE AND COCKPIT AREAS PENETRATED THE 6-INCH THICK ICE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY A FLYING CLUB, OVERDUE AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, AND WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE FLOWN. THE PILOT'S AUTOMOBILE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A FATAL HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND AN ARREST WARRANT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PILOT.

## 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 NYC96LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA044), Dec 29, 1995: Cessna 182E (N3290Y), Pymatuning, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional suicide.

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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