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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182E · Bloomington-Nor, IL · February 19, 1996

Date: February 19, 1996 · 19:00 local
Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
Airport: Bloomington-Normal
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3243Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA094
Reported as: Cessna 182E
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total

N3243YRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 1997 · Cessna 182ES/N 18254243 Airframe modelCessna 182E

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR low time pilot lost control at night in a snowstorm. Crashed into a field. Fatal injuries. Aircraft destroyed. (-23) on February 18, 1996 at approximately 1830 CDT, a private pilot and one passenger departed Bloomington-Normal Airport (bmi), Bloomington, Illinois enroute to palwaukee municipal airport (pwk), wheeling, Illinois. Approximately 41 miles northeast of Bloomington, the Cessna 182, N3243Y, crashed onto a field fatally injuring both occupants.

As the FAA filed it

VFR LOW TIME PILOT LOST CONTROL AT NIGHT IN A SNOWSTORM. CRASHED INTO A FIELD. FATAL INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 18, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT, A PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AIRPORT (BMI), BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS ENROUTE TO PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PWK), WHEELING, ILLINOIS. APPROXIMATELY 41 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON, THE CESSNA 182, N3243Y, CRASHED ONTO A FIELD FATALLY INJURING BOTH OCCUPANTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96FA094Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportOdell, ILVFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and subsequent loss of aircraft control, probably due to spatial disorientation of the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, reduced visibility due to the weather…Feb 19, 1996 · Destroyed