Accident: Cessna 182
May 17, 2021 · St. Louis, MI
NTSB numberCEN21FA220Event id20210517103091
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate visual lookout to ensure clearance from the radio tower and its guy wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unnecessary use of his mobile device during the flight, which diminished his attention/monitoring of the airplane’s flight path.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N2430X
- Year built
- 1965
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)10 nm (19 km) north-west
- Gratiot Community Airport (AMN)13 nm (24 km) south-west
- MBS International Airport (MBS)20 nm (38 km) east
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