Cessna 182B accident near Wildwood, FL
On March 16, 2008, a Cessna 182B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wildwood, FL. 2 people died.
- Date
- March 16, 2008
- Place
- Wildwood, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 28.897°N, 82.201°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080320X00340
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 16, 2008, at 0525 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182B, Canadian registration C-FFBC, registered to a private owner collided with a swamp and the ground while maneuvering in the vicinity of Wildwood, Florida, on a private ranch. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Marginal night visual meteorological conditions (MVFR) prevailed and the airplane received substantial damage. The non-instrument rated certificated private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed from Lake Wales Municipal Airport (X07), Lakes Wales, Florida, at 0446. The caretaker of a private ranch located the wreckage of the airplane at 0845 on March 16, 2008. A witness who lives about 10 statute miles from the accident site stated he was at his home and heard an airplane approaching. He looked out the window towards the west, the ceilings were between 800 to 1,000 feet, and it was dark with very little ambient light. He observed the airplane flying from the west to the east, and the navigation and landing lights were on. The airplane appeared to be near the base of the clouds, and it passed north of his house and started a turn to the north in the vicinity of Lake Panasoffkee. The airplane disappeared from view and he did not hear any change in engine noise. The son of the pilot stated his father called him on the evening of March 15, 2008, and asked him to meet him at the Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), Abingdon, Virginia at 10:00 on March 16, 2008. The pil
Probable cause
The noninstrument rated pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance at night in marginal visual flight conditions. Contributing to the accident was the dark night, and low cloud ceilings.
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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.
