# NTSB ATL82DA194: Cessna 182, N5584B, Madison, IN, July 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1982, 01:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place: Madison, IN
- Coordinates: 38.750312, -85.379722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7503&lon=-85.3797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA194
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71531/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA194

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Ditching, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5584B-1985-09-18), registration cancelled 1985-09-18, S/N 33584 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33584
- Airframe hours: 2650
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820704029079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704029079A), Jul 4, 1982: Cessna 182, Madison, KY, Destroyed. Engine lost power on local night flight. Elected to ditch in river. Airplane sank, not recovered. Problem unknown.

## Other investigations on N5584B (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 CHI68D0314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0314), Jul 23, 1967: Cessna 182 (N5584B), Seneca, IL, substantial damage

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.

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