# NTSB MIA81FA021: Cessna 182, N5178D, Oak Hill, FL, December 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1980
- Place: Oak Hill, FL · OAK HILL, FL
- Location: 28.8770° N, 80.8350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Hill, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8770&lon=-80.8350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3292   80/12/1 NR.OAK HILL,FL        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 181
        TIME - 2215                    N5178D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA                   MELBOURNE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      59
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT FLYING IN AND OUT OF LOW CLOUDS JUST BEFORE CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5178D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178D-1985-06-04), registration cancelled 1985-06-04, S/N 51278 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801201071009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201071009A), Dec 1, 1980: Cessna 182A, Oak Hill, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control flying in and out of flow broken clouds. Went into high speed dive. Hard landing light on.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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