Cessna 182Q accident near Crestview, FL
On November 6, 1993, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crestview, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 1993
- Place
- Crestview, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.750°N, 86.570°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13772
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 5, 1993, about 1905 central standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N97450, registered to Quality Imports, Inc., crashed into trees while on approach to Bob Sikes Airport, Crestview, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the airline transport-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at Mobile, Alabama, on November 5, 1993, at about 1821. After departure from Mobile, Alabama en route to Crestview, Florida under an instrument flight rules clearance the pilot was informed by FAA Mobile Departure Control that his transponder was not working. The flight proceeded to Crestview. At 1852, controllers at the Eglin, Air Force Base Radar Approach Control instructed the pilot to hold over the Crestview VOR and at 1859, the controller informed the pilot that the aircraft's transponder was not working. At 1902, while 2 miles north of the Crestview VOR, the flight was cleared to perform the VOR-A instrument approach to the Bob Sikes Airport. The pilot confirmed receipt of this clearance. At 1906, the controller instructed the pilot to contact the Crestview FAA Flight Service Station. The pilot did not acknowledge this instruction and no further contact was made with the flight. (See attached air traffic control transcripts and information.) Witnesses in the accident area reported hearing the aircraft flying low, the engine operating normally, and observed the landing light shining through the clouds.
Probable cause
WAS INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING UNCONTROLLED UNTIL TREE AND GROUND IMPACT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY WITH KNOWN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
