Cessna 182F accident near Hiattville, Kansas, October 15, 1984
On October 15, 1984 at about 2:10 am local time, a Cessna 182F, registered N3102U, was destroyed in an accident near Hiattville, Kansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. 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
- October 15, 1984 · about 2:10 am local time
- Place
- Hiattville, Kansas
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182F · all 182Fs on the register
- Registration
- N3102U · no longer on the register · serial 18254502
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED DURING A NIGHT X-COUNTRY FLT. GROUND WITNESSES WHO SAW THE FLASH FROM THE GROUND IMPACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAD DIFFICULTY IN LOCATING THE WRECKAGE DUE TO REDUCED VISABILITY RESULTING FROM HEAVY RAIN AND FOG IN THE AREA. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST CRASH FIRE. A PATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PLT DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF A PRE-IMPACT CONDITION THAT WOULD HAVE DETRACTED FROM HIS ABILITY TO OPERATE THE ACFT. HOWEVER, TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS DID REVEAL THE PRESENCE OF CHLORPHENIRAMINE, AN ANTIHISTAMINE. A PRESCRIPTION DRUG, ORNADE 100, WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE.
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: 206 hours in all; 194 in this make and model; 19 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 177 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,042 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 26, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: MIO Miami OK at 1:30 am
- Destination: M010 Liberty MO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 070° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 am from CNJ, 28 miles away
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 N3102U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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