# NTSB ATL82FA107: Cessna 182, N58448, Berryville, VA, August 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1981
- Place: Berryville, VA · BERRYVILLE, VA
- Location: 39.1477° N, 77.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berryville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1477&lon=-77.9802&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA107

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58448-1984-04-30), registration cancelled 1984-04-30, S/N 182-62070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810806049099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806049099A), Aug 6, 1981: Cessna 182P, Berryville, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed during marginal weather and aircraft crashed into mountain 30 miles from departure airport.

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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