Cessna 182Q accident near Houma, LA
On September 24, 2009, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Houma, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 24, 2009
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.542°N, 90.663°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090925X04301
Official records · CEN09FA603
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 24, 2009, about 0608 central daylight time, a Cessna C-182Q airplane, N96894, impacted terrain while departing from Houma-Terrebonne Airport (HUM), Houma, Louisiana. The non-instrument rated commercial pilot, who was performing duties as a fish spotting pilot for Daybrook Fisheries, Inc., was fatally injured. The business flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan, but departed HUM under a special visual flight rules (VFR) clearance. The local flight was originating and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. At about 0605 central daylight time, a witness observed the airplane from initial taxi through takeoff to about 100 feet above the ground. The witness stated the airplane appeared to be flying normally. The witness also stated weather at that time was being reported by the automated weather observation system (AWOS) as 300 feet overcast clouds and five miles visibility. Transcripts of communications with the Houma control tower show the pilot requested clearance to takeoff at 0603 without the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) information. The local controller informed the pilot the weather was 300 foot overcast and seven miles visibility. At 0604 the pilot asked “is there any way I can get a special to get up and see what it looks like right south of the field and then if I don’t like it I can come back.” The local controller said that would not be a problem and told the pilot to taxi to Runway 18. At 0604 the pilot t
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to take off into instrument meteorological 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.
