Cessna R182 N4972S
21 April 1985 · Hamilton Twnshp, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 April 1985 at about 01:48 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N4972S was involved in an accident near Hamilton Twnshp, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hamilton Twnshp, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlantic City (ACY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N4972S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beverly → Atlantic City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC85FA110
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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 PLT'S ORIGINAL DESTN WAS BADER FIELD AT ATLANTIC CITY. HOWEVER, DURING ARRIVAL, HE DIVERTED TO THE ATLANTIC CITY ARPT, SINCE BADER FIELD WAS BELOW MINS. VECTORS WERE PROVIDED FOR AN ILS RWY 13 APCH & THE PLT WAS CLEARED FOR THE APCH. HE WAS THEN CLEARED TO LAND & WAS ADVISED THAT THE RVR FOR RWY 13 WAS 4000 FT & THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 5 KTS. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSMISSION, THEN THERE WAS NO FURTHER RADIO CONTACT WITH THE ACFT. THE ACFT CRASH ABOUT 3.5 MI NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT IN A WOODED AREA. INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED WITH TREES JUST SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE LINE. ELEVATION AT THE ACDNT SITE WAS 60 FT. THE ARPT ELEVATION WAS 76 FT & THE DECISION HEIGHT FOR THE ILS WAS 276 FT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACDNT. DURING THE FLT THE PLT HAD RADIOED THAT A CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD 'POPPED' BUT HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THE BREAKERS FOR THE NAV LGTS & FLAPS WERE FOUND DISENGAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1985 | Cessna R182 | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1985 | Cessna R182 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Tampa Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna R182 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1985 | Cessna R182 | Monticello, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1985 | Cessna R182 | Prairie Dusac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1985 | Cessna R182 | Crossville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Burkhart Grob G-109B | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | Burkhart Grob, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1985 | Dassault FALCON 50 | Fairview, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bedminster, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1985 | Cessna 152 | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | Hossley Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1985 | Cessna 425 | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |