# NTSB CHI81FA104: Cessna 210, N9582T, Mosinee, WI, September 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1981
- Place: Mosinee, WI · MOSINEE, WI
- Location: 44.7918° N, 89.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mosinee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7918&lon=-89.6843&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA104-123639

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1913  81/9/25    MOSINEE,WI          CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 842
        TIME - 2155                    N9582T              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL WISCONSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUIX CITY,IA               WAUSAU,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR (VFR CONDITIONS ON TOP)
        REMARKS- 4TH ILS ATMT,NO GLIDE SLOPE RCVR.MALSR NOT ACTIVATED.LAST INSTRUMENT TIME LOGGED IN 1963.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9582T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9582T-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 57382, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Central Wisconson

## 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 19810925065659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925065659A), Sep 25, 1981: Cessna 210, Mosinee, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot attempted ILS approach when aircraft did not have glide slope receiver capabilities.

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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