CHI80DAMS3

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Ludington, MI · August 24, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 24, 1980
Place
Ludington, MI · LUDINGTON, MI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2323RCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800824039199A
Case key
129246

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2759  80/8/24  NR.LUDINGTON,MI       CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 300
        TIME - 1735                    N2323R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANITOWOC,WI                TROY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED,DMG INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2323R
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.