Cessna R182 accident near Lake Michigan, IL
On December 10, 2001, a Cessna R182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lake Michigan, IL. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 10, 2001
- Place
- Lake Michigan, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.350°N, 88.986°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011227X02444
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 9, 2001, at 1809 central standard time, a Cessna R182, N2359C, impacted Lake Michigan about 3.5 nautical miles (nm) east of the lakeshore near Wilmette, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 while on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The four occupants were fatally injured. The flight departed James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), Dayton, Ohio, at 1640, and was en route to John H. Batten Airport (RAC), Racine, Wisconsin. At 0649:50 [hhmm:ss], the pilot telephoned Green Bay Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) to request a standard weather briefing and to file a VFR flight plan from RAC to DAY. At 0751:32, the pilot established radio contact with the Green Bay AFSS and activated the flight plan with a reported departure time of 0745. At 0940:26, the pilot established radio contact with Dayton AFSS and canceled the flight plan from RAC to DAY. The four occupants were reported to have visited the United States Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio, prior to departing on the accident flight. At 1600:09, the pilot telephoned Dayton AFSS to receive a standard weather briefing and file a VFR flight plan from DAY to RAC. At 1648:46, the pilot established radio contact with Dayton AFSS and activated the flight plan with a reported departure time of 1640. According to air traffic control communications and aircraft radar track data, the accident airplane [N2359C] approached downtown Chicago from the southeast. At 1753:24, N2359C r
Probable cause
The uncontrolled descent 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.
