Accident Cessna 182P N7227N,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36393
 
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Date:Friday 5 February 1993
Time:20:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C182 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 182P
Owner/operator:Miller Aircraft Company, Inc.
Registration: N7227N
MSN: 18263018
Year of manufacture:1974
Total airframe hrs:1490 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-470-R
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Portage, IN -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Charlotte, MI (07G)
Destination airport:Chicago, IL (KMDW)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A PRIVATE PILOT TOOK OFF NEAR SUNSET WITH WEATHER DETERIORATING ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT ARRIVE AT DESTINATION, AND THE AIRPLANE AND PILOT HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED. AIRPLANE FRAGMENTS WASHED ASHORE NEAR THE AIRPLANE'S LAST OBSERVED RADAR POSITION OVER LAKE MICHIGAN.

Probable Cause: UNDETERMINED.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI93FAMS1
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI93FAMS1

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
10-Apr-2024 15:48 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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