Cessna 525 accident near Buda, TX
On March 26, 2000, a Cessna 525 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Buda, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 26, 2000
- Place
- Buda, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 525 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.081°N, 97.831°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20625
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 26, 2000, approximately 0840 central standard time, a Cessna Citation 525 twin turbofan airplane, N130MR, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a visual approach to a private airport near Buda, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The airline transport pilot, sole occupant, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight. The cross-country flight originated from Houston, Texas, approximately 0745. The flight departed the Sugar Land Municipal Airport near Houston, Texas, and was destined for the private airport (Rutherford Ranch 85TX) to pick up three passengers. According to air traffic control records, the pilot cancelled the IFR flight plan approximately 3-5 miles southeast of Austin, Texas. The pilot reported that he had the airport in sight. That was the last radio communication controllers had with the pilot. Radar data on the aircraft, while its transponder was squawking 1200 [visual flight rules (VFR)], depicted the airplane descending from 2,400 feet msl to 1,000 feet msl (at an average descent rate of 1,900 feet per minute), before radar data was lost. The last radar return from the airplane indicated that it was at 1,000 feet msl and approximately 5,000 feet northeast of the approach end of the runway. No distress calls from the pilot were reported. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot received his airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane multi-engine land
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to continue a visual approach in instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the fog, drizzle, and low ceilings.
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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.
