Cessna 172RG accident near Intracoastal, LA
On May 8, 1997, a Cessna 172RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Intracoastal, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 8, 1997
- Place
- Intracoastal, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.970°N, 92.120°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07899
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On May 8, 1997, at 1630 central daylight time, a Cessna 172RG, N6505V, owned and operated by Zapata Protein (USA), Inc., under Title 14 CFR Part 91, impacted offshore waters following a loss of control near Intracoastal City, Louisiana. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the fish spotting flight and a company flight plan was filed. The flight departed the Abbeville Municipal Airport, Abbeville, Texas, at 1610. During personal interviews, conducted by the investigator-in-charge (IIC), operator personnel and pilots reported that the pilot-in-command (PIC) of N6505V had six years of experience as a fish spotter, and during the last fish spotting season, April 1996 through October 1996, the pilot flew 763 hours. The 1997 fish spotting season began on April 21 with this PIC working the morning (0900-1300) and evening shifts (1600-dark). On the day of the accident, the PIC had breakfast before his morning flight at 0900. Following the morning flight, the PIC and other company pilots were required to attend the second company procedures and safety meeting held during the 1997 fish spotting season. The safety meeting covered shift changes, aircraft traffic in the working area, situational awareness, GPS equipment, aircraft radio usage, and vouchers. During the safety meeting, the pilots were reminded, by the chief pilot, not to purchase and claim cooking equipment on their food voucher. The PIC was sited as an example of what not to do since he
Probable cause
the pilot's decision to fly, when he was not in good physical condition; and his subsequent loss of aircraft control due to incapacitation. A related factor was: the pilot's perception of an urgency (pressure) to fly, induced by conditions/events.
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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.
