- Date
- September 4, 1987, 01:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lima, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N71536Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870904049009A
- Case key
- 7317
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a night flt from toledo to cincinnati, OH, the acft crashed along the route at Lima, OH, after svrl local residents heard an acft circling. Initial impact was with the top of a dike after the acft crossed over a reservoir. Wreckage was scattered over a 600' area. During the crash sequence, the acft struck a power line, tree stump & a steel building before it came to rest. An investigation failed to disclose any acft problem. A toxicology check showed the plt had a blood/alcohol level of 0.169%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71536
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259655
- Airframe hours
- 3,194
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- State Aerial Farm Statistic
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1987 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- Toledo, OH
- Destination
- Cincinnati, OH
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.