# Accident 20040315016969A: Cessna 182P, Springhill, FL, March 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2004, 20:05 local time
- Place: Springhill, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3850° N, 82.4483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3850&lon=-82.4483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8148G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8148G-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 326 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040315016969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2004, AT 2005 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 182, N8148G, REGISTERED TO NORA FLIGHT SERVICES, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT SPRINGHILL, FLORIDA. AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF DEPARTURE, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL WEATHER PREVAILED, HOWEVER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLANE WAS FILED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT CONDUCTING THE FLIGHT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 HOURS, LOCAL TIME.

## 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 MIA04FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA060), Mar 16, 2004: Cessna 182P (N8148G), Spring Hill, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non instrument rated pilot's decision to attempt VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in an in-flight loss of control.

## Other reports on N8148G (2)

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

- [Accident 19840709030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840709030839A), Jul 9, 1984: Cessna 182P (N8148G), East Lynne, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot blammed hard landing on wind passing over buildings causing turbulence over runway.
- [Accident 19780830031319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830031319A), Aug 30, 1978: Cessna 182H (N8148G), Cape Girardeau, MO, Substantial damage

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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