# Accident 20030410015099A: Cessna 180, Oxford, AL, April 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Oxford, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4583° N, 85.8083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4583&lon=-85.8083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3166D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166D-2003-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030410015099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPARENT DESTINATION AIRPORT (ANB/FLD ELEV 612 FEET) WAS REPORTING 1300 OVC/6NM AT THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN ELEVATION OF 1976 FEET MSL. IT APPEARS THAT A NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC, IN AN AREA NOTED ON THE SECTIONAL CHART AS RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN, RESULTING IN CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 ATL03FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA075), Apr 10, 2003: Cessna 180 (N3166D), Oxford, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was low ceilings.

## Other reports on N3166D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860621026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621026889A), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 180 (N3166D), Olathe_________, KS, Substantial damage. After a sloppy landing, pilot misused brakes attempting to control aircraft resulting in a nose over.

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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