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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Fostercity, MI · June 17, 2002

Date: June 17, 2002 · 14:40 local
Place: Fostercity, MI
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5034D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02FA172
Reported as: Cessna 182A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N5034DRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2009 · Cessna 182AS/N 51134 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was doing wildlife survey (wolf tracking). Wreckage indicates high speed controlled flight into trees. Pilot received fatal injuries, unable to locate pilot logbooks, flight times are unknown estimated from aircraft maintenance records and FAA medical reports. (.19) on June 17, 2002, a Cessna 182A, N5034D, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot, impacted terrain in a wooded area near foster city, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed on the day of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 wildlife survey flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed from the gogebic-ironwood county airport, ironwood, Michigan, approximately 1415 central daylight time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DOING WILDLIFE SURVEY (WOLF TRACKING). WRECKAGE INDICATES HIGH SPEED CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TREES. PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, UNABLE TO LOCATE PILOT LOGBOOKS, FLIGHT TIMES ARE UNKNOWN ESTIMATED FROM AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND FAA MEDICAL REPORTS. (.19) ON JUNE 17, 2002, A CESSNA 182A, N5034D, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A WOODED AREA NEAR FOSTER CITY, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 WILDLIFE SURVEY FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE GOGEBIC-IRONWOOD COUNTY AIRPORT, IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN, APPROXIMATELY 1415 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI02FA172Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFoster City, MIThe incapacitation of the pilot. A contributing factor was the pilot and medical examiner providing false information on the pilot's medical applications.Jun 17, 2002 · Destroyed