Cessna 182T accident near Fredericksburg, TX
On May 9, 2013, a Cessna 182T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 9, 2013
- Place
- Fredericksburg, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.239°N, 98.885°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130509X70449
Official records · CEN13FA269
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Fort Hood Air Traffic Control Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 9, 2013, approximately 1315 central daylight time, N6197H, a Cessna 182T, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while on approach into Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksburg, Texas. The private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private company and operated by Spinks Flight Center in Fort Worth, Texas. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS), Fort Worth, Texas, about 1104, and was destined for T82. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and his wife were traveling to Fredericksburg, Texas, to celebrate their wedding anniversary. According to an employee at Spinks Flight Center, the couple was scheduled to depart at 0800, but did not arrive at the airport until 0940. After they arrived and loaded their luggage in the airplane, the wife stepped outside and talked on the phone for about 20-30 minutes. As the pilot waited, he talked to one of the employees about the weather en route to Fredericksburg and their weekend plans. According to a representative of Lockheed Martin, the pilot had contacted the Lockheed Martin Flight Service Station in Fort Worth, Texas, at 0845 and obtained an abbreviated weather briefing. He also filed an IFR flight plan. A review of air traffic control communications revealed the pilot departed FWS about 1104. As he approached the Fredericksburg area, he was communicating with
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while transitioning from instrument to visual flight while still in instrument conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
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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.
