# Accident 20160424008249A: Cessna 182L, Mechanicstown, OH, April 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mechanicstown, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6108° N, 80.9744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6108&lon=-80.9744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42411, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42411-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160424008249A

## Narrative

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

N42411 DEPARTED THE CARROLL COUNTY-TOLSON AIRPORT (KTSO), UNDER VFR CONDITIONS, AND FLEW NORTH EAST TOWARDS HIS HOME AIRPORT, SALEM AIRPARK AIRPORT (38D).  WHILE ENROUTE, N42411 DESCENDED FROM ITS CRUISE ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  NO POST-CRASH IMPACT FIRE.  AIRMAN, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN16FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA169), Apr 24, 2016: Cessna 182L (N42411), Carrollton, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with trees and terrain for reasons that could not be determined because no anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction were observed during the examination.

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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