# Accident 20090325003749A: Cessna 182Q, Lexington, KY, March 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2009, 02:05 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1900° N, 84.3533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1900&lon=-84.3533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4871N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4871N-2010-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,701 total, 1,486 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090325003749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SOUTHERN REGION COMM CENTER 404-305-5180.  ACCORDING TO FAA COM CTR, A CESSNA 182 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM BWG TO LEX REPAORTED SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO ATC SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BWG.  WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 4 APPROACH AT LEXINGTON, KY.  RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON AT 02:05Z.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH AND WAS NEVER ESTABLISHED ON THE RUNWAY 4 LOCALIZER.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  CE 17 FSDO RESPONDED AS WELL AS NTSB AND CESSNA REPRESENTATIVE.  WEATHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN FAA FORM 8020-9 WAS AS FOLLOWS: 014Z 1900 07 KT 9 SM BKN 005 OVC 010 14/12 A2992 CIG 003V007, 020Z 1800 06 KT 7SM - RA BKN 005 OVC 014 14/12 A 2992 CIG 003V007.

## 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 ERA09FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA215), Mar 26, 2009: Cessna 182Q (N4871N), Lexington, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.

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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