Cessna 182M accident near Albany, LA
On February 28, 2009, a Cessna 182M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Albany, LA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 28, 2009
- Place
- Albany, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.575°N, 90.601°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090228X94050
Official records · CEN09FA178
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Map 2 - Showing ATC Radar View of Actual Flight Path from Departure Airport to Vicinity of Impact Location: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 27, 2009, approximately 2345 central standard time, a Cessna 182M, N91593, owned by an individual, and operated by another individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain five miles north of Albany, Louisiana. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Dark night marginal visual flight rules (VFR) meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A flight plan had not been filed. The cross country flight departed Slidell Airport (ASD), Slidell, Louisiana, at 2309 and was en route to Marksville Municipal Airport (MKV), Marksville, Louisiana. The pilot planned to attend a skydiving event near the MKV airport that began the next day. A witness at the MKV airport said he had spoken several times during the day with the pilot. The pilot told the witness that his two passengers would be delayed and he wouldn’t be able to depart until about 2100. The pilot said he wanted to arrive by midnight because the weather at the MKV airport was supposed to be worse the next morning. At 2246 the pilot called the witness and said the "clouds are scattered at about 900 feet". The witness said he looked outside and then told the pilot the "clouds are low and scattered here". After departing the ASD airport the pilot contacted New Orleans approach control and got radar flight following for his VFR flight to the MKV airport. Radar contact was lost at 2341. A witness located about 1.6 miles south of the accident location said he heard a single engine airplane sout
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation after an encounter with marginal VMC and/or instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to attempt the flight with the preflight knowledge of deteriorating 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.
