Cessna 177RG accident near Van Horn, TX
On December 29, 1993, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Van Horn, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 29, 1993
- Place
- Van Horn, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.040°N, 104.831°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13851
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 29, 1993, at approximately 1430 central standard time, a Cessna 177RG, N1527H, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control while in cruise flight near Van Horn, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the personal flight. The flight originated at the Mexia-Limestone County Airport (TX06), with the El Paso International Airport (ELP) as its destination. An intermediate stop was planned at the San Angelo, Texas, Airport (SJT) for fuel. The tower at San Angelo reported that the airplane departed at 1226. The last contact with the airplane was made at 1400 by the UNICOM at the airport at Van Horn, Texas, when he was provided with the weather. The UNICOM operator estimated, based on the clarity of the radio transmissions, that the airplane "was most likely within a 20 mile radius from the airport." The airplane was reported missing on December 30, 1993, and later located by units of the Civil Air Patrol in rolling terrain within the Delaware Mountains, approximately 46 miles north of Van Horn, Texas. There were no reported eye witnesses to the accident. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was topped off with 15 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel at his intermediate stop at San Angelo, Texas. A review of the airframe and engine records by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector did not reveal any anomalies or uncorrected maintenance defects prior to the flight. The pilot was reported to own one-fourth
Probable cause
THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED FROM VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER, THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO UPDATE HIS WEATHER BRIEFING.
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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.
