- Date
- August 6, 1981
- Place
- Berryville, VA · BERRYVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58448Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810806049099A
- Case key
- 124118
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3092 81/8/6 NR.BERRYVILLE,VA CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 2246 TIME - 1600 N58448 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 649 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANASSAS,VA BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN OTHER REMARKS- COMPOSITE IFR/VFR FLT PLAN NOT ACTIVATED.ACFT HAD HISTORY OF RDO PROBLEMS,UN RCV ON PREVIOUS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58448
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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