Cessna 182A N3948D
10 January 1986 · Clinton, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 January 1986 at about 21:18 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N3948D was involved in an accident near Clinton, Iowa, 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 21:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clinton, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal (CWI)
- Coordinates
- 41.8409, -90.2302
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A
- Registration
- N3948D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Dubuque
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86FA048
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 NORMALLY MADE SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS BEFORE DEPARTING THE LOCAL AREA. HE WAS KNOWN TO NOT FLY NEAR CLOUDS OR AT NIGHT. FOR THIS FLIGHT, THE CEILING WAS AT LEAST 1000 FEET AT TAKEOFF AND WAS AT LEAST 700 FEET IN THE ACCIDENT AREA. AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED AT TAKEOFF BUT WAS NOT SEEN AGAIN UNTIL THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT HIGH SPEED, IN A SLIGHT DESCENT, ONE MILE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, NEAR WHERE THE NORMAL DOWNWIND LEG WOULD HAVE BEEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 1986 | Cessna 182L | Oceano, California, United States | Donald F. Scully | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna 182G | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1986 | Cessna 182Q | San Rafael, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1986 | Cessna 182A | Decatur, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1986 | Cessna 182E | Fishers Island, New York, United States | Richard Dupre | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 May 1986 | Cessna 182P | Smiths Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1986 | Cessna 172 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1986 | Cessna 150 | Bancroft, Iowa, United States | Great Lakes Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Lytton, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Perry, Iowa, United States | Hawkeye Eagle Trailers | No injuries | - |