Cessna 182RG accident near Princeton, KY
On August 16, 2000, a Cessna 182RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Princeton, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 16, 2000
- Place
- Princeton, KY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.100°N, 87.880°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21824
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 16, 2000, at 1741 Central Daylight Time, a Cessna 182RG, N3674C, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after taking off from Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (2M0), Princeton, Kentucky. The certificated private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and two other passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the local flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a police officer, one of the surviving passengers stated that the occupants were all from the same company, and were in town for a building restoration project. Due to a lull in the work schedule, they decided to take a tour of the area. After takeoff, the airplane was "too low," and could not clear a tree line. It "hit some trees, this caused the wing to tip down, and they again hit some trees and the plane crashed." In a recorded interview with a third party, the other surviving passenger stated that on the day of the accident, after the group had finished its work for the day, the pilot suggested they "fly around the lake." The group then went to the airport, and the pilot conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane, including the fuel system. At that point, "everything seemed to be a 'go' and...we started out." The airplane was then taxied to the end of the runway, and began its takeoff roll, which took "three quarter or better" of the 3,000-foot runway. After takeoff, it "seemed like...we just didn't have enough power or something." The passenger thou
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to clear trees, for undetermined reasons.
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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.
