Cessna 182P accident near JAL, NM
On July 25, 1998, a Cessna 182P (airplane) was involved in an accident near JAL, NM. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 25, 1998
- Place
- JAL, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.109°N, 103.180°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10560
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 25, 1998, approximately 1610 mountain daylight time, N58870, a Cessna 182P, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it collided with terrain about 1/4-mile east of Lea County Airport, Jal, New Mexico. The private pilot and his three passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from El Paso, Texas, at an unknown time. It is estimated the airplane departed approximately 1500. There was only one known witness who saw the airplane strike the ground. Martin Willis said he observed the airplane "as it was making a left hand turn. Before it could make [the] turn, it went flat down on its belly. There was no roll or flip. The plan[e] was running fine, no engine problems were apparent from the sound. The plane burst into flames after hitting the ground. . .It looked like the plan[e] was trying to make [an] approach to [the] runway. The plane went flat down like a pancake, burst into flames and wreckage flying everywhere. The wind was still at that point. . ." A volunteer fireman saw the airplane disappear over the horizon. Seeing smoke from that vicinity and suspecting the airplane had crashed, he telephoned the fire department on his cellular telephone. According to their records, the fire department was dispatched at 1616, and arrived at the scene at 1622. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at a location of 32 degrees, 07.649 minutes north latitude and 103 degrees, 08.917
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed. Contributing factors were high density altitude and excessive airplane weight.
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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.
