# Accident 20160918009199A: Cessna 182T, Ephriam, WI, September 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2016, 20:29 local time
- Place: Ephriam, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1458° N, 87.1972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1458&lon=-87.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2012F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2012F-2018-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 (registry code 41808, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918009199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO EPHRAIM AIRPORT FROM GRB.  PILOT WAS HELPING A YOUNG STUDENT BY GIVING HER A RIDE TO GRB FOR A FLIGHT LESSON.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN PENINSULA STATE PARK.

## 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 CEN16FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA373), Sep 19, 2016: Cessna 182 (N2012F), Ephraim, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to execute a maneuvering approach at low altitude during night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into 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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