Cessna 182Q accident near Morris, MN
On September 27, 2004, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Morris, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 27, 2004
- Place
- Morris, MN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.541°N, 95.960°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041007X01595
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 27, 2004, at approximately 0545 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 182Q, N735VY, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during impact with terrain about 1.55 nautical miles (nm) south of Morris Municipal Airport (MOX), Morris, Minnesota. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 with a flight plan on-file with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The pilot, the only occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of New Century AirCenter Airport (IXD), Olathe, Kansas. The pilot was flying to Olathe to attend an event hosted by the National Association of Priest Pilots (NAPP). On the day of the accident, the group was scheduled for a tour of the Garmin International facility located in Olathe. A completed registration flyer for the event was found with the wreckage. At 0523 cdt, the pilot contacted Princeton Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) to file a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan from MOX to IXD. The pilot indicated that he would depart between 0530 and 0545 cdt. The flight plan was never activated. A pilot-rated witness reported seeing an airplane takeoff around the time of the accident. The witness stated that the airplane was about 1/2 statute mile (sm) southeast of the airport at about 200 feet above ground level (agl). The witness remarked that the airplane's climb-out was shallower than a normal d
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation that resulted flight into night instrument meteorological conditions and a subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night experience and the low cloud ceiling at night.
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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.
