# NTSB CHI82FA016: Cessna 182E, N2860Y, Platteville, WI, November 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1981
- Place: Platteville, WI · PLATTEVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.7279° N, 90.4681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platteville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7279&lon=-90.4681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2821  81/11/26   PLATTEVILLE,WI      CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0430                    N2860Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATTEVILLE,WI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF,DARK NGT,WO AUTH OF OWNER/PARA CLB.CRASHED DRG TURN AFT TKOF.BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL 0.10PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2860Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2860Y-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 18253860, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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
- Airport: Grant County

## 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 19811126074689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126074689A), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna 182E, Platteville, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Intoxicated student pilot and passenger borrowed airplane for a joy ride. Lost control shortly after takeoff.

## Other investigations on N2860Y (2)

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 CHI78FEP22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP22), Mar 4, 1978: Cessna 182E (N2860Y), East Troy, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3968](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3968), Sep 13, 1964: Cessna 182E (N2860Y), Greenfield, IN, 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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