# Accident 19961207037479A: Cessna 182C, Georgetown, SC, December 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1996, 17:57 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Airport: Georgetown County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7801° N, 79.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7801&lon=-79.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8683T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8683T-1997-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 450 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961207037479A

## Narrative

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

ON SEARCH MISSION LOW FUEL. ATC VECTORS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. TRIED FLY THRU CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED. (-23) CHARLESTON, S.C. ATCT REPORTED AIRCRAFT DECLARED MISSING DURING A THUNDERSTORM. RADAR SERVICE WAS LOST ABOUT TWENTY-EIGHT MILES SOUTH EAST OF CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A SEARCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT HAS FAILED TO LOCATE ANY WRECKAGE DEBRIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRYING TO LAND AT EAST COOPER AIRPORT IN MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT QUALIFIED. MISSING AIRCRAFT NOT FOUND - DECLARED ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL97FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA092), Dec 7, 1996: Cessna 182 (N8683T), Charleston, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's failure to remain clear of instrument meteorological conditions which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. A factor was the pilot's failure to…

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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