Cessna 182E accident near Pymatuning, PA
On December 29, 1995, a Cessna 182E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pymatuning, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 29, 1995
- Place
- Pymatuning, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.400°N, 80.381°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X05074
NTSB summary
On December 29, 1995, at 0120 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182E, N3290Y, operated by the J-5 Flying Club, was destroyed when it struck a frozen reservoir during a descent near Pymatuning, Pennsylvania. The private pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated at Akron, Ohio. No flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was based at the Akron-Fulton Airport (AKR), Akron, Ohio. It was overdue an annual maintenance inspection, and was not scheduled to be flown. The pilot departed AKR between 1900 and 2000. About 2215, the airplane was observed on Air Traffic Control (ATC) radar in a climbing right turn, near Youngstown, Ohio. The pilot was not in radio communication with any ATC facility, and the airplane continued to climb past 21,000 feet. About 0045, a Cleveland Center controller established radio contact with the airplane, and the pilot indicated that he was out of fuel. The airplane was then observed on radar descending out of 21,000 feet. The Cleveland controller transferred the pilot to another center controller (YNG), near Youngstown. At 0057, the pilot contacted the YNG controller, advised him that he was out of 21,000 feet, and requested an approach. The controller informed the pilot of an airport 5 miles north of the airplane's position; however, the pilot declined the advice and stated, "Yeah, I prefer water." Similar conversations continued for the next 20 minutes, where YNG offered assistance and advice, and the pilot continued to request a water la
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional suicide.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
