Cessna 182 accident near Charleston, SC
On December 7, 1996, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Charleston, SC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 7, 1996
- Place
- Charleston, SC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.780°N, 79.930°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07131
NTSB summary
On December 7, 1996, at 1757 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182, N8683T, disappeared from radar coverage about twenty eight miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and never arrived at the destination airport. The Winyoh Rescue Services airplane operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time the airplane disappeared from radar coverage. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot and passenger are presumed to have received fatal injuries. The flight departed Georgetown, South Carolina, at 1600. According to an official from Winyoh Rescue Services, the airplane was on a search mission when, at 1734:38, the pilot reported to Charleston Approach Control that he was encountering instrument conditions. He requested vectors to land at Mount Pleasant Airport. Since the pilot was not instrument rated, the approach control attempted to give the pilot vectors to remain clear of the severe weather. The approach control personnel attempted to vector the pilot around level 3 and 4 thunderstorms that had moved into the area. The pilot also requested altitude deviations and turns in order to remain in visual conditions which were granted by the air traffic control personnel. After vectoring the pilot for 21 minutes, the pilot stated he had about thirty minutes of fuel left, and the air traffic control personnel attempted to help the pilot land at the nearest airport. The approach control personnel advised the pilot to remain on a heading of 290, and fly, wings level, through
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot's failure to remain clear of instrument meteorological conditions which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. A factor was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing.
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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.
