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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Morris, MN · September 27, 2004

Date: September 27, 2004 · 05:35 local
Place: Morris, MN
Airport: Morris Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N735VY
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04FA284
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O470U
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 219 total25 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N735VYRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2007 · Cessna 182QS/N 18265730 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On sept. 27, 2004 at 0545 CDT, N735VY, Cessna 182Q, piloted by nathan packard, private pilot, VFR, asel rated, departed Morris, MN (mox). Witnesses reported fog in the area. Weather was reported at 0535 as: overcast at 500 ft. AGL. Weather was reported 0555 as broken clouds at 500 AGL. Night instrument conditions prevailed. Approximately 1.5 miles se of the airport the aircraft contacted the ground and was destroyed. The pilot did not survive. A weak ELT signal was detected. No fire resulted. The wreckage was not located until September 28, 2004, by local cap personnel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPT. 27, 2004 AT 0545 CDT, N735VY, CESSNA 182Q, PILOTED BY NATHAN PACKARD, PRIVATE PILOT, VFR, ASEL RATED, DEPARTED MORRIS, MN (MOX). WITNESSES REPORTED FOG IN THE AREA. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AT 0535 AS: OVERCAST AT 500 FT. AGL. WEATHER WAS REPORTED 0555 AS BROKEN CLOUDS AT 500 AGL. NIGHT INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SE OF THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE. A WEAK ELT SIGNAL WAS DETECTED. NO FIRE RESULTED. THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 28, 2004, BY LOCAL CAP PERSONNEL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI04FA284Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMorris, MNThe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation that resulted flight into night instrument meteorological conditions and a subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night experience and the low cloud ceiling at…Sep 27, 2004 · Destroyed