- Date
- October 20, 1983, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Burke, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3375UCessna 182F
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831020054849A
- Case key
- 16175
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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
Prior to the flt, the plt obtained a wx briefing & was advised that VFR flt was not recommended. At the end of the briefing, he indicated he would 'be getting back with' the fss specialist. The plt then told the arpt manager that he would 'go up & take a look at the wx', & if it was too bad, he would return & land. Witnesses heard & saw the acft near the crash site. They reported that it flew over in an easterly direction, then turned back to the west. Shortly after reversing direction, the acft struck a guy wire to a tv tower, aprx 180 ft AGL, then it crashed to the ground. A deputy sheriff estimated the ground level visibility was between 1/8 & 1/4 mi with fog & the ceiling was 150 to 200 ft. the plt had logged only 2.9 hrs instrument time in the previous 6 mos.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3375U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18254775
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry Laswell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 9D1 · Gregory, SD
- Destination
- HUF · Terre Haute, IN
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 777 total · 109 in this make and model · 626 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.