- Date
- November 7, 1986, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Goreville, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9124MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861107054159A
- Case key
- 13621
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed and burned following a collision with a guy-wire supporting a micro-wave tower. The plt had initiated the flt in MVFR weather and continued the VFR flt into IMC conditions. The crash site was located adjacent to interstate hwy 57 and witnesses had observed the acft flying in a southerly direction parallel to I-57 at near tree-top level prior to the accident. A plt for the Illinois state police reported that the ceiling and visibility were near zero when he passed the vicinity of the crash site in a automobile aprx 15 minutes before the crash. The weather at the nearest reporting station, located 12 miles north of the crash site, was 300 ft overcast, visibility 2 miles with a light drizzle and fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9124M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264687
- Airframe hours
- 856
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Allen L. Livek
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1986
- Departed
- C07 · Kewanee, IL
- Destination
- M34 · Gilbertville, KY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 856 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.