Cessna 182S accident near North Augusta, SC
On April 12, 2004, a Cessna 182S (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Augusta, SC. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 12, 2004
- Place
- North Augusta, SC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.508°N, 81.954°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040415X00468
Official records · ATL04FA093
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 12, 2004, at 1008 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182S, N364ME, registered to and operated by the private pilot, collided with trees and the ground in North Augusta, South Carolina. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight rules (IFR) plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The private pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Aiken Municipal Airport in Aiken, South Carolina, at 0939 on April 12, 2004. According to air traffic control records, the flight received its IFR clearance and radar contact was established two miles southwest of Aiken Municipal Airport at 0941:29. A controller cleared the flight to proceed direct to the Colliers VOR at 3,000 feet, and the pilot acknowledged. At 0943:04, the controller issued a heading of 340 for the flight's climb, and the pilot did not respond. After three subsequent transmissions of the airplane's call sign from the controller, the pilot acknowledged, and the controller stated, "yes sir fly heading of three four zero vector for your climb climb and maintain eight thousand," and the pilot replied, "... we'll climb and maint." Subsequent transmissions between the controller and the pilot included the controller asking the pilot five times if he was climbing before receiving an answer from the pilot. At 0952:59, the controller asked the pilot his heading, and the pilot replied, "... we're three four zero." The controller observed on the radar that the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and the ground.
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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.
