# Accident 20010616038719A: Cessna 182, Ontariolake, NY, June 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2001, 06:02 local time
- Place: Ontariolake, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4491° N, 76.4991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4491&lon=-76.4991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58594-2002-01-08) (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 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616038719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED MAXON FIELD ON OR ABOUT 0500 ON 06/16/01. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED, THE WEATHER WAS HAZY, AND THE FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE VMC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NUMEROUS WITNESSES AT THE SCENE WHO REPORTED THAT THE PILOT CIRCLED SOME CHARTER FISHING BOATS 2 OR 3 TIMES AT LOW LEVEL; APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. THE FLIGHT PATH WAS EAST TO WEST ON THE LAST PASS. THE PILOT MADE A SHARP 90-DEGREE LEFT TURN AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE INTO TWO PIECES AND SANK WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THE NEAREST BOAT WAS WITHIN 800 YARDS OF THE IMPACT SITE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL AND THEY REPORTED NO OTHER ACTIVITY BESIDES THE LOW-LEVEL FLYING. THE CHARTER FISHING BOAT AT THE SCEND CONTACTED THE OSWEGO COAST GUARD STATION AT 0602 HRS. THE COAST GUARD STARTED THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AT THAT TIME. THERE WAS NO BODY FOUND AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF THE ELT ACTIVATION. THE COAST GUARD CONDUCTING THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TERMINATED OPERATIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HRS 06/16/01. AT THIS TIME THE OSWEGO COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECOVERY OF ANY REMAINS. ON 06/18/01 THE BODY AND AIRCRAFT WERE LOCATED AND THE BODY WAS RECOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 HRS. AIRCRAFT RECOVERY WILL RESUME ON OR ABOUT 06/22/01.

## 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 NYC01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA148), Jun 16, 2001: Cessna 182P (N58594), Oswego, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate altitude clearance above water while conducting low level flight maneuvers. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's impairment of judgment due to alcohol consumption.

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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