Cessna 182P accident near Platteville, Wisconsin, May 27, 1986
On May 27, 1986 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N84118, was substantially damaged in an accident near Platteville, Wisconsin (Grant County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 27, 1986 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Platteville, Wisconsin · Grant County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N84118 · no longer on the register · serial 18261854
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 7 WHICH WAS WET. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 120 DEGS AT 12 KTS. THE PLT STATED THAT THE WIND CAUSED THE ACFT TO SKID AND TRAVEL OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER CONTACTING SOFT SOIL ALONGSIDE THE RWY.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,013 hours in all; 1,865 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 1,866 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,863 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 24, 1985; 66 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HYR Hayward WI at 9:00 pm
- Destination: PVB Platteville WI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 7, 3,600 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,500 ft; not recorded at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N84118 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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