# NTSB CHI70DBQ01: Cessna 182, N2309R, Lawrenceville, IL, January 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1970
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL · LAWRENCEVILLE, IL
- Location: 38.7263° N, 87.6873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7263&lon=-87.6873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0247   70/1/4    LAWRENCEVILLE,ILL   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 198
        TIME - 2300                    N2309R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINSDALE,ILL                LAWRENCEVILLE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ADVISED OF FOG AT ARPT PRIOR TO LDG. CLEAR ARPTS AVAILABLE. SNOW BANKED ON SIDES OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2309R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2309R-2018-01-31), registration cancelled 2018-01-31, S/N 18255409, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lawrenceville

## Other investigations on N2309R (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 CEN14CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA523), Sep 27, 2014: Cessna 182G (N2309R), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot overcorrected when the airplane experienced a downdraft during the takeoff which resulted in the airplane stalling and impacting the terrain.

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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