- Date
- August 5, 1985, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Walworth, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11VSCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850805040559A
- Case key
- 12860
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot took off with weather conditions of 100 ft ceiling & visibility of 1/4 mile. Theflight tookd off to the south & crashed in a corn field south of the airstrip tracking 058. The engine was heard at a high power setting just prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11VS
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18267189
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William Van Slyck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984
- Departed
- Walworth, WI
- Destination
- Hampshire, IL
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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.