# NTSB MKC74AK030: Cessna 182, N5323B, Beacon, IA, December 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1974
- Place: Beacon, IA · BEACON, IA
- Location: 41.2761° N, 92.6810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beacon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2761&lon=-92.6810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK030-144446

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3980  74/12/12   BEACON,IOWA         CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 324
        TIME - 1736                    N5323B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTUMWA,IOWA                DES MOINES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/13/74.PLT RQSTD AND RCVD SPECIAL VFR CLNC OUT OF CTL ZONE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5323B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5323B-1975-02-14), registration cancelled 1975-02-14, S/N 33323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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 19741212042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741212042189A), Dec 12, 1974: Cessna 182, Beacon, IA, Destroyed. Recovery date 12/13/74.plt rqstd and rcvd special VFR clnc out of ctl zone.

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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