# Accident 20011209038639A: Cessna R182, Wilmette, IL, December 9, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 9, 2001, 18:10 local time - Place: Wilmette, IL - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.3504° N, 88.9856° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3504&lon=-88.9856&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2359C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359C-2004-05-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R182 - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 4 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011209038639A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 CHI02FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FAMS1), Dec 10, 2001: Cessna R182 (N2359C), Lake Michigan, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The uncontrolled descent for undetermined reasons. ## Other reports on N2359C (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19950315010179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950315010179I), Mar 15, 1995: Cessna R182 (N2359C), Racine, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 15, 1995, at 2000 CDT, Cessna R182, N2359C, registered to fleischmann air, inc. and operated by Mr. Jerry w. stone, a private pilot holding… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.