# Accident 20021011030289A: Cessna 182S, Brownvillejunct, ME, October 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2002, 20:38 local time
- Place: Brownvillejunct, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6949° N, 69.3824° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6949&lon=-69.3824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100TY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100TY-2004-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021011030289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2002, ABOUT 2038 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182S, N100TY, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR BROWNVILLE JUNCTION, MAINE. THE CERTIFICATED AIR TRANSPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY THAT ORIGINATED AT CARIBOU MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MAINE, ABOUT 1957 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, DESTINED FOR CENTRAL MAINE AIRPORT OF NORRIDGEWOCK, NORRIDGEWOCK, MAINE. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATING THE 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 IAD03FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA004), Oct 12, 2002: Cessna 182S (N100TY), Brownville Jct, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while flying in mountainous terrain at night. A factor was the night lighting conditions.

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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