- Date
- January 3, 1985, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ellisonore, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20828Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850103000129A
- Case key
- 33901
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Plt obtained wx briefing for route from moline, IL, st. louis, MO, memphis, TX, to new orleans, LA. Plt was informed vfrwas not recommended in eastern Iowa but st. louis was VFR and forecast to be 1000 to 2000 ft broken to scattered all morning. VFR was also not recommended in memphis. Plt departed galesburg, IL, and was vectored around st. louis by ATC. Plt stated he encountered 2500 to 3000 ft ceilings west of farmington, MO, and decided to land at walnut ridge, AR. 25 miles n of walnut ridge snow and low ceilings were encountered. Unable to find good wx, plt made a precautionary landing in a field during which the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20828
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261238
- Airframe hours
- 1,980
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert K Riley
- Registered owner
- Peter J. Stephens
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 27, 1984
- Departed
- GBG · Galesburg, IL
- Destination
- New Orleans, LA
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,700 total · 32 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.