Cessna 182J accident near La Veta, CO
On July 6, 1999, a Cessna 182J (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Veta, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 6, 1999
- Place
- La Veta, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.510°N, 105.000°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19235
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 6, 1999, at 0745 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182J, N3334F, collided with the ground approximately 5.5 miles east of the La Veta-Cuchara Valley Airport, La Veta, Colorado, following takeoff. The private pilot and her passenger received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and a VFR flight plan was filed for this personal flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The destination was Amarillo, Texas. A witness, the first person on the accident scene, related that he heard the aircraft and thought it flew by several times. He said he looked out to see the aircraft and it was "headed straight down with the engine racing." The witness said he did not see the impact but proceeded to where he thought the aircraft may have impacted which took about 5 minutes. The witness said he checked for survivors, but found none. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The 40-year-old pilot held private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. She did not hold an instrument rating. Her certificate was issued on January 9, 1998. The last known medical certificate issued to the pilot was a Third Class Certificate issued on August 30, 1996. There were no restrictions or limitations on the certificate, and according to Federal Aviation Administration Regulations, her medical certificate was no longer valid due to exam date limitations. (See attached.) According to her logbook, the pilot had 113 total hours of flight experience with 30 hours of that experience having been accumulated in
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were low ceiling and the pilot's lack of 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.
