- Date
- July 4, 1982, 01:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5584BCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820704029079A
- Case key
- 71531
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he experienced a gradual loss of power on a dark night. The terrain was hilly and covered with trees, and reportedly, the pilot elected to land upwind on the Ohio river. After ditching, the occupants egressed and swam to shore, but the plane sank and was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5584B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33584
- Airframe hours
- 2,650
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Edward Clark
- Registered owner
- David Edward Clark
- Departed
- IMS · Madison, IN
- Destination
- IMS · Madison, IN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 755 total · 705 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5584B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.