Cessna 182A accident near Sauk City, WI
On July 28, 2000, a Cessna 182A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sauk City, WI. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 28, 2000
- Place
- Sauk City, WI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.270°N, 89.720°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21372
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 2000, at 0655 central daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N4742D, piloted by a non-instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain, six miles northwest of Sauk City, Wisconsin. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and the three passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed the Independence Municipal Airport, Independence, Iowa, en route to the Whitman Field Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A witness to the accident stated, "We were sitting on a bench - looking north about 7 AM. Foggy. Saw small plane to our left in and out of fog. It was making a popping noise then a reving very loudly about four times - then "boom". We ran north to get a view of west. A plume of black smoke rose from an area to the north of the [property owner] wind charger." A second witness stated, "I heard an engine revving up high like a crop duster would do, and then all was quiet. I knew of no crops in the area that I heard in. So I went to look. The fog was so dense I couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, from the road, so I returned home. The visibility in the fog was only 200-300 feet in some places, less in others. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was 50 years old and held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. He did not possess an airplane instrument rating. He received a third class medical certificate on March 1, 1999 with a limitation stating, "Holder shall possess glasses that correc
Probable cause
VFR flight into IMC encountered by the pilot and exceeding the design limits of the aircraf. A factor was flight to a destination alternate not performed by the pilot.
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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.
