# Accident 20091013020229A: Cessna 182, Billings, MT, October 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2009, 11:41 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4764° N, 108.2392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4764&lon=-108.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6202A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6202A-2012-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total, 712 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091013020229A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2009 AT 1141 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A CESSNA 182, N6202A, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BILLINGS, MONTANA, WHILE OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  AT 1153 MST, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED: WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLOUD CEILINGS OVERCAST AT 1000 FEET, TEMPERATURE MINUS 2 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT MINUS 4 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND ALTIMETER 29.95 INCHES OF MERCURY.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SHERIDAN COUNTY AIRPORT (KSHR), SHERIDAN, WYOMING, ABOUT 1100 MST AND WAS DESTINED FOR LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (6S8), LAUREL, MONTANA.

## 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 WPR10FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA018), Oct 13, 2009: Cessna 182 (N6202A), Pryor, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of low ceilings and low visibility and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain.

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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