# NTSB MIA81FA033: Cessna 182H, N8442S, Gainesville, FL, January 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1981
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0725   81/1/9    GAINESVILLE,FL      CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 780
        TIME - 2140                    N8442S              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 676 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,AL                   GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      44
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VIS RSTRD BY SMOKE & HAZE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8442S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8442S-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18256542 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gainesville Rgnl

## 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 19810109001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109001069A), Jan 9, 1981: Cessna 182H, Gainesville, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed while circling airport prior to landing. Dark night and ground reference factors.

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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