- Date
- September 25, 1983, 23:15 local (Sep 26, 1983, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Constantine, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2531GCessna 182B
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830925051709A
- Case key
- 12030
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated plt was on a x-country flt on a dark night. During the flt, the acft crashed in a corn field. Just prior to the initial impact, there was aprx a 15 deg descending angle cut thru the corn in the direction of flt & a 30 deg angle cut to the right. Green lens material was found at/near the initail impact point. An investigation was made, but no preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Accoring to a wx summary, the cloud bases were estimated to have been at 1200 to 1500 ft AGL, cloud tops at 10,000 ft MSL, flt visibility zero in clouds & greater than 3 mi below the clouds, light turbulence below 10,000 ft MSL & freezing level above 10,000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2531G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51831
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dwight J. Begerow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1982
- Departed
- IND · Indianapolis, IN
- Destination
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
- Flight plan
- VFR
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.