# Accident 20210226001039A: Cessna R182, Gainesville, GA, February 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2021, 18:10 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2622° N, 83.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2622&lon=-83.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3652C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3652C-2024-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 46 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210226001039A

## Narrative

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

N3652C DEPARTED THE KGVL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO KDAB. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A TURN TO THE WEST AWAY FROM THE ASSIGNED 140 HEADING. THE CONTROLLER REACHED OUT TO N3652C TO CONFIRM THEY WERE GOING BACK TO THE 140 HEADING. N3652C DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1 MILE WEST OF THE KGVL AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA21FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA140), Feb 26, 2021: Cessna R182 (N3652C), Gainesville, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to depart into low instrument meteorological conditions.

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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