What happened
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(.19) On December 9, 2001, at approximately 1810 central standard time (CST), a Cessna R182, N2359C, was presumed to have impacted lake Michigan about 3 nautical miles (NM) east of the lake shore near Wilmette, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the presumed accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The airplane's four occupants are presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed the james m. cox dayton international airport (day), dayton, Ohio, at 1640 CST, and was en route to the john h. batten airport (rac), racine, Wisconsin, at the time of the presumed accident. The united states coast guard (USCG) began search and rescue operations at 1818 CST and terminated the operations on December 10, 2001, at 1930 CST. During the USCG search and rescue operations the airplane wreckage and the occupants were not located. At the writing of this preliminary report the airplane wreckage and the occupants have not been located or recovered. According to federal aviation administration (FAA) automated flight service station (afss) records, the pilot obtained a standard weather briefing and filed a VFR flight plan prior to departing day. A weather observation station, located at the merrill c. meigs airport, chicago, Illinois, reported the weather 25 minutes prior to the presumed accident as: date: 12/09/2001, time: 1745 CST, wind: 190-degrees magnetic at 5 knots, visibility: 15 statute miles, sky condition: sky clear, temperature: 2 degrees centigrade, dew point: -6 degrees centigrade, altimeter setting: 30.23 inches-of-mercury. (-23) on December 9, 2001, at approximately 1810 CST, a Cessna CE-182-R182, N2359C, s/n R18200160, was presumed to have impacted lake Michigan about 3 nautical miles east of the lake shore near Wilmette, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the presumed accident. The flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91 and was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The airplane's four occupants are presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed james m. cox dayton international airport (day), dayton, Ohio, at 1640 CST, and was enroute to the john h. batten airport (rac) in racine, Wisconsin, at the time of the presumed acciden t.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 9, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA R182, N2359C, WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE IMPACTED LAKE MICHIGAN ABOUT 3 NAUTICAL MILES (NM) EAST OF THE LAKE SHORE NEAR WILMETTE, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PRESUMED ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE'S FOUR OCCUPANTS ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE JAMES M. COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DAY), DAYTON, OHIO, AT 1640 CST, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE JOHN H. BATTEN AIRPORT (RAC), RACINE, WISCONSIN, AT THE TIME OF THE PRESUMED ACCIDENT. THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) BEGAN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AT 1818 CST AND TERMINATED THE OPERATIONS ON DECEMBER 10, 2001, AT 1930 CST. DURING THE USCG SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT LOCATED. AT THE WRITING OF THIS PRELIMINARY REPORT THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE AND THE OCCUPANTS HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED OR RECOVERED. ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (AFSS) RECORDS, THE PILOT OBTAINED A STANDARD WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN PRIOR TO DEPARTING DAY. A WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION, LOCATED AT THE MERRILL C. MEIGS AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, REPORTED THE WEATHER 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE PRESUMED ACCIDENT AS: DATE: 12/09/2001, TIME: 1745 CST, WIND: 190-DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY: 15 STATUTE MILES, SKY CONDITION: SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE: 2 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, DEW POINT: -6 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, ALTIMETER SETTING: 30.23 INCHES-OF-MERCURY. (-23) ON DECEMBER 9, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 CST, A CESSNA CE-182-R182, N2359C, S/N R18200160, WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE IMPACTED LAKE MICHIGAN ABOUT 3 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF THE LAKE SHORE NEAR WILMETTE, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PRESUMED ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE'S FOUR OCCUPANTS ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED JAMES M. COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DAY), DAYTON, OHIO, AT 1640 CST, AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE JOHN H. BATTEN AIRPORT (RAC) IN RACINE, WISCONSIN, AT THE TIME OF THE PRESUMED ACCIDEN T.
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