# NTSB Accident CHI03FA141
> **Cessna 182Q** · 2003-06-03 · Gettysburg, SD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03FA141
- **Event ID:** 20030611X00853
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-03
- **Location:** Gettysburg, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.998332, -100.211944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N630SW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining aircraft control in cruise flight leading to his inadvertent spiral.  A factor was the pilot's in-flight encounter with moderate to heavy rain.

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