# NTSB MKC82FA003: Cessna 182P, N9906E, Essex, IA, October 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1981
- Place: Essex, IA · ESSEX, IA
- Location: 40.8328° N, 95.3053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Essex, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8328&lon=-95.3053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3172  81/10/30   ESSEX,IA            CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1400
        TIME - 2100                    N9906E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAIN VALLEY,MO             RED OAK,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED AFTER LOW PASS OVER LGTD FOOTBALL FLD ON DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9906E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9906E-1984-03-14), registration cancelled 1984-03-14, S/N 18263966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Essex

## 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 19811030070969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030070969A), Oct 30, 1981: Cessna 182P, Essex, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed into ground inverted. Witnesses observed aircraft flying low minutes before crash.

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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