- Date
- April 11, 1983, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5541NCessna 182RII
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830411014899A
- Case key
- 23445
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Sequence of events
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In flight collision with terrain/water
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The acft collided with a lone mountain while in straight & level flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5541N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RII
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18267720
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edgar T. Poole
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
N5541NRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2011 · Cessna 182RAirframe modelCessna 182REngine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,787 total · 185 in this make and model · 3,042 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 40 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.