Cessna R182 accident near Hayesville, NC
On July 17, 2009, a Cessna R182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hayesville, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 17, 2009
- Place
- Hayesville, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.151°N, 83.748°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090719X91401
Official records · ERA09FA411
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 17, 2009, about 0910 eastern standard time, a Cessna R182, N778RK, operated by Houston Air Inc., was destroyed when it impacted trees and mountainous terrain near Hayesville, North Carolina. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed Mountain Airpark (0GE5), Cleveland, Georgia about 0850 and was destined for Andrews-Murphy Airport (RHP), Andrews, North Carolina. The business flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Review of radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that a visual flight rules (transponder code 1200) target identified as the accident airplane was acquired just north of 0GE5 about 0851. The target tracked generally northbound, until about 0858, when it turned about 30 degrees left, directly toward RHP. The target gradually descended from 5,600 feet to 4,700 feet, where the last radar target was observed about 27 nautical miles southeast of RHP. According to information provided by the FAA and local first responders, the pilot was also the owner of the company that operated the airplane. The purpose of the accident flight was to reposition the airplane from the pilot’s home to the primary operations base, located at RHP, for routine maintenance that was scheduled to occur the next day. The pilot was scheduled to arrive at RHP around 1045. When the airplane did not arrive as planned, a search was initiated, and an alert notice (ALNOT) w
Probable cause
Flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
