Cessna T182 accident near Houma, LA
On October 16, 2020, a Cessna T182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Houma, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 16, 2020
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.527°N, 90.764°W
- NTSB ID
- 20201016102157
Official records · CEN21LA018
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 16, 2020, about 1113 central daylight time, a Cessna T182T airplane, N707DA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to air traffic control data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot contacted ground control at Houma-Terrebonne Airport (HUM), Houma, Louisiana, with ATIS information “T”, and was instructed to taxi to runway 36. The airplane departed from runway 36 about 1109 and was en route to Brenham Municipal Airport (11R), Brenham, Texas. A review of automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that after departure, the airplane flew a northwest heading and climbed through 1,500 ft mean sea level (msl). The airplane turned left to a southeast heading and continued to climb through 1,700 ft before it started to descend. The last recorded location was about 1.86 miles from the accident site at an altitude of about 825 ft msl. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot’s family was unable to locate his logbook during the investigation. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONThe accident site was located in marshy terrain about 7 miles southwest of HUM. The first ground signatures were consistent with the main landing gear. The ground scar continued from the initial impact point towards and through a line of trees for about 40 yards. The main wreckage came to rest on the opposite side of the trees and included the empennage, fusel
Probable cause
Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined with the available information.
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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.
