Cessna 182B accident near Ozona, TX
On February 6, 1999, a Cessna 182B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ozona, TX. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 6, 1999
- Place
- Ozona, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.700°N, 101.200°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00157
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 5, 1999, approximately 2103 central standard time, a Cessna 182B airplane, N54FC, registered to and operated by RO Farms Incorporated of Midkiff, Texas, was destroyed upon impact with terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 34 at the Ozona Municipal Airport, Ozona, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his four passengers sustained fatal injuries. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was departing on a planned 25-minute flight to a private ranch airstrip located near MidKiff, Texas. The approximate time of take off from Ozona was 2100. Two witnesses, who observed the aircraft takeoff from runway 34, commented that the visibility at the time was "clear." One witness stated, "how odd it was that [the] aircraft was on the south end of the runway, because there was a breeze out of the south approximately 5 to 10 miles per hour." Both witnesses stated that the airplane appeared to have a "normal" takeoff roll and climb out. One witness stated that he thought that the airplane did not use the entire runway length during the take off roll, and followed the aircraft's lights as it climbed out into the darkness. Neither witness thought that the aircraft was in distress from their observations. The wreckage was found the next morning approximately three miles from the departure end of the runway on gently rising terrain, GPS coordinates North 30 degrees 45 minutes 25.6 seconds West 101 degrees 15 minutes 19.5 seconds
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to obtain/maintain clearance from terrain during initial climb after take off. A contributing factor was the dark night.
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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.
