Cessna TR182 accident near Port Isabel, TX
On August 13, 1996, a Cessna TR182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Port Isabel, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 13, 1996
- Place
- Port Isabel, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.069°N, 97.219°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06497
NTSB summary
On August 13, 1996, at 1822 central daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N6316T, registered to and operated by a private owner as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight collided with a causeway bridge while maneuvering near Port Isabel, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross country flight and a flight plan was not filed. The private pilot and the pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from McAllen, Texas, at 1730. A review of the McAllen Air Traffic Control Tower and Corpus Christi Approach Control data, by the investigator-in-charge, revealed that the airplane departed the Miller International Airport and requested vectors by approach control to the Cameron County Airport for touch and goes. At about 1753, the pilot reported that he had the airport in sight. Approach control service was terminated and the pilot was given a frequency of 119.5 if he wanted further ATC service. The last communication from the pilot was about 1755 when he requested and received from approach control the Unicom frequency for the Cameron County Airport. During telephone interviews, conducted by the investigator-in-charge, and on the enclosed statements, witnesses and local authorities reported that the airplane was observed flying a pass from north to south under the Queen Isabel Causeway Bridge which spans between Port Isabel, Texas, and South Padre Island, Texas. The airplane made a 180 degree turn and approached the bridge toward the north for another pass; however, the airplane struck a concrete bridge pylon and
Probable cause
pilot impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol and drugs, and failure of the pilot(s) to maintain obstacle clearance, during an intentional low altitude flight manueuver (low pass under a bridge).
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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.
