# NTSB CHI80DAMS3: Cessna 182G, N2323R, Ludington, MI, August 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1980
- Place: Ludington, MI · LUDINGTON, MI
- Location: 43.9572° N, 86.4429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludington, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9572&lon=-86.4429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DAMS3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DAMS3

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2323R-1982-08-31), registration cancelled 1982-08-31, S/N 182-55423 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800824039199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824039199A), Aug 24, 1980: Cessna 182G, Ludington, MI, Destroyed. Lost engine on lake crossing flight. Airplane landed in lake, not found. Pilot's body recovered.

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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