Cessna R182 N7161S

Summary

On 27 May 1985 at about 17:47 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N7161S, operated by Peter Czaja, was involved in an accident near Seneca, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 1985 at 17:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Seneca, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.6808, -82.9504

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N7161S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Peter Czaja

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85FA173

1 person 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

DURING FLT, THE PLT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A LOW PASS OVER LAKE KEOWEE NEAR A FRIEND'S HOUSEBOAT. THE OWNER OF THE HOUSEBOAT STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING LOW OFF HIS RIGHT SIDE WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK THE WATER. ANOTHER WITNESS ALSO SAW THE ACFT FLYING AT TREETOP LEVEL OVER HIS POSITION. HE SAW THE ACFT GETTING LOWER & HE EXPECTED THE PLT TO PULL UP, BUT HE DIDN'T. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT THE ENG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL IMPACT. THE ACFT WAS RETREIVED FROM WHERE IT SANK IN ABOUT 80 FT OF WATER, BUT NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.