Cessna 182P accident near Hamilton, Ohio, February 18, 1985
On February 18, 1985 at about 3:00 am local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N21089, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 18, 1985 · about 3:00 am local time
- Place
- Hamilton, Ohio · Hamilton · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N21089 · registry record · serial 18261406
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN SNOW DURING LNDG, THE FAA INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE THE FOLLOWING DAY FOUND THE ACFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY IN THE SNOW. THE ACFT TRACKS INDICATED THAT THE LNDG WAS MADE TOO FAR TO THE LEFT WHICH ALLOWED THE LEFT LNDG GEAR TO ENTER THE UNPLOWED DEEP SNOW AND TRIP THE ACFT, WHICH THEN NOSED OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 113 hours in all; 9 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 81 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,274 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 9, 1984; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 5,440 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: from 200° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,200 ft
- Temperature: 37°F (3°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 am from LUK, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI85LA108.