Cessna R182 accident near Milton, FL

On September 23, 2004, a Cessna R182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Milton, FL. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

September 23, 2004

Place

Milton, FL

Aircraft

Cessna R182 · Airplane

Injuries

4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

30.645°N, 86.999°W

NTSB ID

20040929X01515

Official records · MIA04FA128

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 23, 2004, about 1006 central daylight time, a Cessna R182, N5157T, registered to PropCo, Inc., operated by MC Aviation, Inc., experienced an in-flight loss of control and crashed in a residential area located .30 nautical mile west-northwest from the departure end of runway 36 at Peter Prince Field Airport, Milton, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 local, personal flight from Peter Prince Field Airport. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the commercial-rated pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated about 5 minutes earlier from Peter Prince Field Airport. An acquaintance of the pilot reported the purpose of the flight was to survey damage to the church in which he and the passengers were members of, to survey damage to the homes of church members, and to survey the area in general as a result of Hurricane Ivan to see where assistance from the church was needed. One witness reported seeing four adults board the airplane and three separate witnesses reported hearing the pilot have a difficult time starting the engine, then after it was started, all three reported hearing the engine running "rough." One of the witnesses is a FAA certificated airframe and powerplant (A & P) mechanic. The airplane was observed taxiing to the approach end of runway 36 and one of the three witnesses reported, "During the run up his mag check sounded like it had excessive drop. He increased rpm's and held it there." The witness who

Probable cause

The pilots operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in the equipment based on witness statements describing an excessive rpm drop and rough running engine after starting, during the engine run-up, and after becoming airborne, his failure to abort the takeoff after an excessive takeoff roll, and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and i

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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.