Cessna R182 N756DB
23 December 1982 · 1 1/2 Mi.n. May, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 December 1982 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N756DB, operated by Stuart & Carol Sutton/F. Wesle, was involved in an accident near 1 1/2 Mi.n. May, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- 1 1/2 Mi.n. May, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.3308, -95.7199
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N756DB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stuart & Carol Sutton/F. Wesle
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kansas City → Belleville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83FA044
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT RECEIVED WX BRIEFINGS AT 1114 & 1220. HE WAS ADVISED AGAINST VFR FLT DUE TO LOW CEILINGS & VISIBILITIES IN WESTERN MISSOURI, EASTERN & NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. AT 1300 THE PLT RECEIVED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO DEPART. AT 1330 WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING LOW OVERHEAD THEN CLIMB UP & ENTER THE FOG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THEY HEARD AN EXPLOSION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1982 | Cessna R182 | Endicott, New York, United States | Amvets Flying Post 333, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1982 | Cessna R182 | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | Parks College | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1982 | Cessna R182 | Lemont, Illinois, United States | TK Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jun 1982 | Cessna R182 | Abbeville, South Carolina, United States | Thomas C. Edwards | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1982 | Cessna R182 | Bergheim, Texas, United States | Lloyd RAY Myers | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Jul 1982 | Cessna R182 | Plymouth, Florida, United States | Intercontinental Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1982 | Air Tractor AT-301A | Anthony, Kansas, United States | David T. Kirk | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1982 | Cessna 182D | Bucklin, Kansas, United States | Crotts Aircraft Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Conway Springs, Kansas, United States | Hawley E. Needham | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150J | Conway Springs, Kansas, United States | Thomas E. Bales | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Callair A-9B | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | Otto M. Neidert | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna TRI82 | Bunker Hill, Kansas, United States | Allen Drilling Co. | Fatal | 2 |