Cessna 182Q accident near Gettysburg, SD
On June 3, 2003, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gettysburg, SD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 3, 2003
- Place
- Gettysburg, SD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.998°N, 100.212°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030611X00853
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 3, 2003, about 0942 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N630SW, piloted by an instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain near Gettysburg, South Dakota. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight originated from Dickinson Municipal Airport (DIK), near Dickinson, North Dakota, at time unknown and was destined for Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC), near Lawrence, Kansas. The flight was returning from a fishing trip. The airplane was fueled on May 30, 2003, when it arrived at DIK. The airplane was fueled with 53.3 gallons of 100 low lead fuel. The receipt for the fuel showed that the pilot purchased an instrument "low enroute" chart and "[terminal] procedures". A witness stated that he dropped the pilot off at DIK for his return flight on June 3, 2003, at about 0730 mountain daylight time. The witness did not see the airplane depart. There was no record of a weather briefing for the accident flight. The flight was reported as missing when it did not return at LWC. Civil Air Patrol and the Potter County Sheriff's Office performed a search for the aircraft. The aircraft was spotted at 0601 on June 4, 2003. It was found at 44 degrees 59.893 minutes North latitude and 100 degrees 12.711minutes West longitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with single engine land, and instrument airplane ratings. That private pilot certificate was issued on
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining aircraft control in cruise flight leading to his inadvertent spiral. A factor was the pilot's in-flight encounter with moderate to heavy rain.
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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.
