Cessna 182A accident near New Dover, OH
On November 24, 1997, a Cessna 182A (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Dover, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 24, 1997
- Place
- New Dover, OH
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.229°N, 83.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09189
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 24, 1997, about 0835 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182A, N6068B, was destroyed when it impacted the ground in New Dover, Ohio. The certificated private pilot/owner and the passenger received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight was destined for the Columbiana County Airport (02G), East Liverpool, Ohio. A friend reported that the pilot mentioned he was going to fly to the East Liverpool Airport, about 150 miles to the east. Witnesses recalled seeing the pilot and passenger arrive at the Union County Airport (I78), Marysville, Ohio, between 0800 and 0815. There was no record of the pilot filing any flight plan or receiving a weather brief. An instrument rated pilot who departed from I78, 15 minutes prior to the accident, stated that "the weather conditions to the east of the airport looked extremely dark with the ceiling nearly to the ground." A pilot flying an approach to runway 27 reported that the Cessna passed over him. He recalled that he was at 1,600 feet MSL, when approach control radioed him regarding conflicting traffic. He stated that he spotted the Cessna in a steep climb and it appeared to be in and out of the clouds, at about 2,500-3,000 feet MSL. The property owner, where the airplane impacted, stated that the bottom of the clouds came down to the top of the power transmission towers that cross his field, and snow falling reduced visibility to approximately 3/4 mile. He heard the airplane, but cou
Probable cause
The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument conditions and the loss of aircraft ctontrol subsequent to the pilot's spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were low ceilings, snow and the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, as well as his lack of instrument certification.
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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.
