Cessna 182Q accident near Colorado City, TX
On November 12, 1996, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Colorado City, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 12, 1996
- Place
- Colorado City, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.390°N, 100.850°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07020
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 12, 1996, approximately 0950 central standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N5116N, was destroyed following a loss of control near Colorado City, Texas. The airplane, owned and operated by a private individual, was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the business cross country flight for which a flight plan was not filed. After a delay due to fog, the flight departed from Eastland, Texas, at approximately 0900, with the Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport, Odessa, Texas, as its intended destination. A person who resides in the area of the accident reported to the investigator-in-charge that at 0930 he heard an airplane fly by and the "engine sounded rough." A witness in the area of the accident reported to the investigator-in-charge that at 0950 he heard the sound of a low flying aircraft proceeding in a northwest direction; however, he could not see the aircraft because of the low cloud cover. "The engine appeared to be a little loud, and this could have been because of the clouds was keeping the noise close to the ground." He "did not hear the engine make a definite miss, or cut out." He then observed the airplane descend from the overcast skies in a left turn, and in a nose low attitude. The attitude of the aircraft did not change while it was within his view. Immediately after the aircraft disappeared from view, he "heard a loud thud and then a couple more smaller thuds with a puff of dust rising into the air.
Probable cause
the pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his subsequent loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were: the clouds, low ceilings, and the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.
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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.
