# NTSB CHI82DAMS1: Cessna 182A, N5173D, Missing Aircraft, December 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1981
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DAMS1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DAMS1

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3510   81/12/4   MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1400
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5173D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON IS,WI            ESCANABA,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLANNED OVR WTR FLT,DARK NGT.DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5173D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5173D-2013-07-19), registration cancelled 2013-07-19, S/N 51273, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: 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 19811204079979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204079979A), Dec 4, 1981: Cessna 182A, Escanaba, MI, 2 fatal. Aircraft is missing on flight from Washington island to Escanaba. Most of route was over lake Michigan.

## Other investigations on N5173D (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 CHI66F0352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0352), Oct 13, 1965: Cessna 182 (N5173D), Pontiac, MI, 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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