# Accident 20150126000369A: Cessna 182L, Owen, WI, January 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2015, 10:40 local time
- Place: Owen, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9881° N, 90.5275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9881&lon=-90.5275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3181R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181R-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150126000369A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 26, 2015 AT 9:28 AM CST, N3181R DEPARTED MENOMINEE COUNTY AIRPORT ENROUTE TO LITCHFIELD MUNICIPAL COUNTY AIRPORT.  PILOT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND REQUESTED A HIGHER ALTITUDE TO 10,000 FEET, STILL ICING RAPIDLY, AND THEN REQUEST LOWER ALTITUDE. ICING CONTINUED TO THE AMOUNT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NO LONGER PRODUCE LIFT. PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH MINNEAPOLIS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER UNTIL 2500 FEET.  PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON A ROAD TOWARDS THE EAST.  AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT DUE TO HITTING TREE BRANCHES AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CLUMP OF LARGE TREES.  LEFT FORWARD SEAT OCCUPANT(STUDENT PILOT) MINOR INJURIES, RIGHT FORWARD COPILOT SEAT (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) SEVERE INJURIES, RIGHT AFT PASSENGER SEAT PASSENGER KILLED ON IMPACT.

## 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 CEN15FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA119), Jan 26, 2015: Cessna 182L (N3181R), Owen, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to initiate flight into forecasted icing conditions in an airplane that was not certified or equipped for flight into icing conditions, which resulted in significant…

## Other reports on N3181R (1)

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

- [Incident 19820817044659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817044659I), Aug 17, 1982: Cessna 182L (N3181R), Fresno, CA. En route engine ran rough, lost power, prop windmilled. Hole in crankcase at base #3 cylinder. #3 piston fragmented

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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