MIA79DA124

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Missing Aircraft · September 9, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 9, 1979
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N2183RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790909037119A
Case key
133078

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3243   79/9/9    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 185
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2183R              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              PENSACOLA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2183R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.