# Accident 20211203021639A: Cessna 182L, Bonnerdale, AR, December 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2021, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bonnerdale, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3448° N, 93.3598° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3448&lon=-93.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182NS) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211203021639A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 3, 2021 AT 1723 CST, A CESSNA 182L, N182NS, WAS ENROUTE ON A VFR NIGHT FLIGHT FROM (KMNE) MINDEN LA TO (H35) CLARKSVILLE AR IN A FLIGHT OF TWO WITH A COMPANY AIRCRAFT N8683W.  ACCIDENT PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.  AIRCRAFT ENTERED IMC CONDITIONS.  ENGINE APPEARED TO BE PRODUCING NORMAL POWER AND NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. AIRCRAFT STARTED A SLOW RIGHT TURN AND DECENT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND AT ABOUT 1,090 FEET MSL. MARGINAL VFR TO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN22FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA058), Dec 4, 2021: Cessna 182L (N182NS), Bonnerdale, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument rated pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent impact…

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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