Cessna 182L accident near Owen, WI
On January 26, 2015, a Cessna 182L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Owen, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 26, 2015
- Place
- Owen, WI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.988°N, 90.528°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150126X31505
Official records · CEN15FA119
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control FAA Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 26, 2015, at 1044 central standard time, a Cessna 182L airplane, N3181R, collided with trees during an off airport forced landing in Owen, Wisconsin. The certified flight instructor (CFI) received serious injuries, the student pilot received minor injuries, and the pilot-rated passenger in the rear seat was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane had recently been purchased by the student pilot, but it was still registered to the previous owner. The airplane was operated by the student pilot/owner as an instructional/personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight originated from the Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport (MNM), Menominee, Michigan, at 0928, with an intended destination of the Litchfield Municipal Airport (LJF), Litchfield, Minnesota.The student pilot purchased the airplane in Indiana and the purpose of the flight was to relocate the airplane to Fairbanks, Alaska. The first leg of the trip was from Griffith-Merrillville Airport (05C), Griffith, Indiana, to the Wexford County Airport (CAD), Cadillac, Michigan. The second leg was from CAD to MNM. The student stated they stopped at MNM to obtain fuel. The accident occurred on the third leg of the trip while en route to KIF. The pilot was in contact with the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) while en route to LJF at 8,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The pilot requested
Probable cause
The flight instructor's decision to initiate flight into forecasted icing conditions in an airplane that was not certified or equipped for flight into icing conditions, which resulted in significant structural ice accumulation to the extent that the airplane was unable to maintain altitude.
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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.
