Cessna 182L accident near Ft. Mcclellan, AL
On October 3, 1994, a Cessna 182L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ft. Mcclellan, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 3, 1994
- Place
- Ft. Mcclellan, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.719°N, 85.790°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02372
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 3, 1994, about 1510 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 182L, N3499R, collided with mountainous terrain at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by the Winterset Flying Club, Winterset, Iowa. Instrument meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight from Cairo, Illinois, to La Grange, Georgia. The flight departed from Cairo about 1215. The flight originated in Winterset, Iowa, about 0900 on the morning of the accident. The aircraft stopped for fuel in Cairo, and the airport manager reported that the pilot purchased 42 gallons of fuel, and a quart of engine oil. He also reported that the pilot did not make any telephone calls while at the airport. At 1416:00 (CDT), N3499R contacted Huntsville, Alabama Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and stated "Uh I'm about uh twenty-eight miles uh northwest uh gonna fly through your territory." The Huntsville West Radar controller issued N3499R a transponder code of 0111. At 1416:53, N3499R reported at 4,500 feet, with a destination of LaGrange, Georgia. From 1422:06 until 1429:32, the Huntsville West Radar controller unsuccessfully attempted radio contact with N3499R. At 1429:32, the controller instructed N3499R to "ident", and at 1429:36, N3499R responded "Uh three four nine nine Romeo". At 1429:42, the West controller stated "...I've been trying to call you for about twenty miles sir climb maintain five thousand restricted area's act
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILING, FOG, AND DRIZZLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
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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.
