- Date
- April 21, 1988, 10:37 local (16:37 UTC)
- Place
- Rapid City, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2720FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880421012969A
- Case key
- 17364
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt received a wx briefing prior to departure from miles city, MT. The briefing indicated wx conditions less than VFR with icing conditions. The plt departed and landed approximately 1 hour later to remove ice from his acft. The plt departed a second time and, while enroute, encountered lower ceilings & vis. The plt attempted to execute the vor/dme 14 approach to Rapid City. Witnesses saw the acft flying at a low altitude with the wings rocking. The on-scene investigation revealed approximately one inch of ice accumulation on the leading edges of the wings, horizontal, and vertical stabilizers.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2720F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256820
- Airframe hours
- 3,927
- Engine
- Continental O-470-LCR, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Everett J. Dennis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1987 · 131 hours before
- Departed
- BDX · Broadus, MT
- Destination
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RAP · Rapid City Regional, runway 14, 8,700 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,533 total · 3,305 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RAP, 3 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.
Other investigations on N2720F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.