# NTSB CHI71DDJ39: Cessna 182, N8994X, Lone Rock, WI, January 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1971
- Place: Lone Rock, WI · LONE ROCK, WI
- Location: 43.1857° N, 90.2013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lone Rock, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1857&lon=-90.2013&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DDJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0693  71/1/25    LONE ROCK,WIS       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N8994X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               ROCHESTER,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED WX WAS TOO BAD TO CONTINUE FLT DUE HAZE,MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN VICINITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8994X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8994X-1994-05-18), registration cancelled 1994-05-18, S/N 18253394 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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