Cessna 182T accident near Georgia Pass, CO
On August 15, 2008, a Cessna 182T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Georgia Pass, CO. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 15, 2008
- Place
- Georgia Pass, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.454°N, 105.931°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080825X01302
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Friday, August 15, 2008, about 0915 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Cessna 182T airplane, N487TC, was destroyed when it impacted terrain on Mount Guyot near Georgia Pass in Park County, Colorado. The instrument rated private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The cross-country flight originated at Bob Adams Airport (SBS), Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with an intended destination of Brenham Municipal Airport (11R), Brenham, Texas. The pilot and three passengers were returning home after a family vacation. The airplane appeared on radar at 0844 and 9,200 feet mean sea level (MSL), six miles south of SBS. The airplane's path displayed a steady climb then leveled off at approximately 11,200' MSL. The radar flight path followed Victor Airway 421 southeasterly, crossed the Kremmling VORTAC, and began following Victor Airway 328 (heading 125 degrees) at 11,200' MSL. The minimum published safe en route altitude for Victor Airway 328 is 16,500' MSL. The last radar contact was at 0902 and 11,200' MSL, 30 miles southeast of the Kremmling VOR. The accident site was located 30 miles southeast of the last radar contact and five miles southwest of Victor Airway 328. A witness, who was at home 6.6 miles northwest of the accident site, heard a low flying airplane the morning of August 15th. She indicated the airplane was flying very low to the east of
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after inadvertantly encountering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather brief and the severe weather conditions.
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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.
