- Date
- May 15, 1986, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bay Minette, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52911Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860515017829A
- Case key
- 6939
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with trees during a descent. The plt was attempting to fly below the overcast to determine his location. The plt radioed just prior to his descent to announce his intentions to his destination UNICOM. There were no further communications with the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52911
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262946
- Airframe hours
- 917
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 13, 1986 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- 02J · Cordele, GA
- Destination
- 1R8 · Bay Minette, AL
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 18,250 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.