Cessna 182T accident near Heath, OH
On February 1, 2022, a Cessna 182T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Heath, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 1, 2022
- Place
- Heath, OH
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.038°N, 82.400°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220201104586
Official records · CEN22FA113
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 1, 2022, about 1340 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182T airplane, N716MC, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Heath, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. Flight track data retrieved from the pilot’s Foreflight account revealed that the airplane departed Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV), Zanesville, Ohio, at 1252. The airplane flew north about 22 nautical miles (nm) to Richard Downing Airport (I40), Coshocton, Ohio, where it appeared to complete a touch-and-go landing. The track then proceeded west about 27 nm toward Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where it made a few turns about 5 nm east of Knox County Airport (4I3). Finally, the airplane flew south about 21 nm to Newark-Heath Airport (VTA), Newark, Ohio. At 1338, the pilot completed a touch-and-go landing at VTA, then departed to the east. The airplane climbed to about 500 ft above ground level (agl), then descended to about 84 ft agl over a residential area. During the last 30 seconds of the flight, the airplane flew about 50 to 100 ft agl and about 145 knots (kts) groundspeed before the flight track ended. Figure 1 shows the approach and landing at VTA, then the subsequent takeoff and low-level flight until the impact with terrain. Figure 1. Google Earth overlay that depicts the accident flight path and points of interest. The labeled altitudes are ft above mean sea level with ft agl noted in parentheses. A witness at ZZV who interacted with the pilot before their respective flights sta
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude after takeoff, which resulted in collision with trees and terrain.
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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.
