Cessna 182G accident near Caddo Mills, TX
On December 6, 1995, a Cessna 182G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Caddo Mills, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 6, 1995
- Place
- Caddo Mills, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.059°N, 96.221°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04993
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 6, 1995, at 1037 central standard time, a Cessna 182G, N3222S, owned and operated by a private owner, and a Piper PA-28-181, N4382D, operated by Monarch Aviation of Addison, Texas, collided while maneuvering near Caddo Mills, Texas. Both flights were being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91 at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and neither flight filed a flight plan. N3222S was destroyed and the commercial pilot was fatally injured. N4362D was also destroyed and the flight instructor and his private rated student sustained fatal injuries. N3222S originated as a personal flight from the Rockwall Municipal Airport at 1000. N4382D originated as an instructional from the Addison Airport, near Dallas at 0930. A witness near the site observed the high wing airplane Cessna (N3222S) flying westbound with the low wing Piper airplane (N4382D), flying in nearly the opposite direction. The witness added that the left wings of both airplanes "became entangled and fell to the ground" and the airplanes nosed dived into the ground. Both airplanes came to rest on fields approximately 3/8 of a mile apart in a nose down attitude. A post impact fire destroyed the Cessna (N3222S). While neither airplane was under Air traffic Control, they were both operating in class E airspace at an estimated altitude of 2,100 feet MSL, with their transponders operating on code 1200. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot of N3222S told friends at his home based airport that he intended to take a flight to verify the accuracy of his newly installed nav
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot-in-command in each airplane to see-and-avoid conflicting traffic (inadequate visual lookout). The localized haze and smoke were related factors.
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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.
