Cessna 182Q N96578

Summary

On 6 April 1984 at about 13:50 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N96578, operated by Robert M. Elswick III, was involved in an accident near Nw.of Abingdon, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 April 1984 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Nw.of Abingdon, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

36.7708, -82.0298

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N96578

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert M. Elswick III

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richlands → Chattanooga

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84FA141

2 people died.

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 ACFT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN AT THE 4000 FT LEVEL ABOUT 100 FT BELOW THE CREST EN ROUTE TO CHATTANOOGA, TN. THE PLT HAD RECEIVED A PRE-FLT TELEPHONIC BRIEFING THAT WAS CONSIDERED CURRENT AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE FLT WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL REMARKS. AT DEPARTURE THE RICHLANDS ARPT MANAGER SAID THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST WITH STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT RAIN. THE VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 2 MILES. THERE WERE NO KNOWN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE ACFT AFTER DEPARTURE. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO THE CRASH AND RADAR WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE A RADAR TRACK FROM STORED INFO FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAININTERFERED. THE ACFT CRASHED IN LEVEL POWERED FLT. THE PLT HAD LIMITED TOTAL TIME AND WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.