Cessna 182E accident near Delta, CO

On November 29, 2013, a Cessna 182E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Delta, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

November 29, 2013

Place

Delta, CO

Aircraft

Cessna 182E · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

38.739°N, 108.070°W

NTSB ID

20131129X32256

Official records · CEN14FA071

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 29, 2013, about 0750 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182E airplane, N3087Y, impacted terrain near Delta, Colorado. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to Ray Veatsch Agency Inc. and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. Day instrument meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from Blake Field Airport (KAJZ), Delta, Colorado at 0748 and was destined for Crawford Airport (99V), Crawford, Colorado. The student pilot scheduled his private pilot practical test with a designated examiner (DE) located at 99V, about 20 nautical miles east of KAJZ. According to the DE, the student pilot called him on the morning of the accident and informed him there was a cloud deck at KAJZ. The DE told the student pilot the cloud deck was likely a thin layer that would burn off and to fly to 99V after the weather cleared up. An airport surveillance camera captured the accident airplane departing from Runway 3 at KAJZ. No witnesses observed the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe student pilot, age 36, had accumulated a total of 98 flight hours, including 63 hours with a flight instructor and 6.4 hours during the three days preceding the accident. All of the student's recorded flight time was in the accident airplane. The student's recorded simulated instrument flight time was 0.6 hours. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires 3 hours o

Probable cause

The student pilot’s decision to attempt flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and ground impact.

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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.