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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Gettysburg, SD · June 3, 2003

Date: June 3, 2003 · 09:42 local
Place: Gettysburg, SD
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N630SW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03FA141
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O470U
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 559 total

N630SWRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Cessna 182QS/N 18265516 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 06-03-2003 at approximately 0942 CDT (1442 z) Cessna 182-Q aircraft, N630SW, crashed under unknown circumstances 12 miles southwest of Gettysburg, SD. The aircraft was enroute from dickinson, ND (dik) to lawrence, KS (lwc). The one person on board received fatal injuries. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06-03-2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 0942 CDT (1442 Z) CESSNA 182-Q AIRCRAFT, N630SW, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GETTYSBURG, SD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM DICKINSON, ND (DIK) TO LAWRENCE, KS (LWC). THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03FA141Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGettysburg, SDThe pilot not maintaining aircraft control in cruise flight leading to his inadvertent spiral. A factor was the pilot's in-flight encounter with moderate to heavy rain.Jun 3, 2003 · Destroyed