# Accident 20151110020779A: Cessna 182Q, Richmond, MO, November 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2015, 18:54 local time
- Place: Richmond, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3236° N, 93.9664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3236&lon=-93.9664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96381, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96381-2018-08-10) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 744 total, 119 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151110020779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT SHE WAS LOSING ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET MSL EN ROUTE TO KMKC.  ATC LOST CONTACT WITH THE PILOT AT APPROXIMATELY 1,600 FEET MSL.

INITIAL IMPACT WAS IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF THE POINT OF IMPACT.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN16FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA037), Nov 11, 2015: Cessna 182Q (N96381), Richmond, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with trees and terrain during an off-airport forced landing in dark night conditions following a partial loss of engine power. The reason for the partial loss of engine power…

## Other reports on N96381 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010328005129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328005129I), Mar 28, 2001: Cessna 182Q (N96381), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) This individual was performing takeoff and landing manuevers and after landing he noticed that the a/c started pulling to the right. The a/c was…
- [Accident 19920313006339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313006339A), Mar 13, 1992: Cessna 182Q (N96381), Munising, MI, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Landed in trees. Water in fuel. Prior to flight on deicing water and ice in fuel. Tanks purged

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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