Narrative:
Descended too low while trying to land at a private ranch landing strip at night. Struck the ground in a left bank, bounced, slid for 663 feet, hit a tree covered canal levee and burned.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
proper altitude..not maintained..pilot in command
weather evaluation..poor..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
light condition..dark night
terrain condition..dirt bank/rising embankment
weather condition..obscuration
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 1 April 1983 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 500 Citation I |
| Operator: | Winn Exploration |
| Registration: | N700CW |
| MSN: | 500-0205 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3440 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) from Eagle Pass-Winn Airfield, TX ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Corpus Christi International Airport, TX (CRP/KCRP), United States of America |
| Eagle Pass-Winn Airfield, TX, United States of America |
Descended too low while trying to land at a private ranch landing strip at night. Struck the ground in a left bank, bounced, slid for 663 feet, hit a tree covered canal levee and burned.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
proper altitude..not maintained..pilot in command
weather evaluation..poor..pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
light condition..dark night
terrain condition..dirt bank/rising embankment
weather condition..obscuration
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Corpus Christi International Airport, TX to Eagle Pass-Winn Airfield, TX as the crow flies is 302 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Corpus Christi International Airport, TX to Eagle Pass-Winn Airfield, TX as the crow flies is 302 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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