# Accident 20151206019099A: Cessna 182C, Pattonsburg, MO, December 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pattonsburg, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1425° N, 94.3686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1425&lon=-94.3686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8777T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777T-2019-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151206019099A

## Narrative

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

AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON HIS AIRCRAFT AT KEVU, THE PILOT PLANNED A SHORT FLIGHT TO HIS HOME AIRPORT AT K75K. DURING VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEVEL FLIGHT IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 CEN16FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA059), Dec 6, 2015: Cessna 182C (N8777T), Pattonsburg, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering during low-level flight for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact…

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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