ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38352
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 July 1999 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182J |
| Owner/operator: | Roxanne Lincycomb |
| Registration: | N3334F |
| MSN: | 182-57334 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1482 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Veta, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (07V) |
| Amarillo, TX (KAMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight entered instrument conditions shortly after takeoff. The pilot was not instrument rated and had no instrument experience. The aircraft was observed by a witness to exit the base of the overcast cloud layer at high speed in a steep dive. The aircraft impacted the ground and disintegrated with a wreckage scatter pattern, which extended for 1,900 feet. The airspeed indicator was recovered with the needle jammed into the face at 190 miles per hour.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were low ceiling and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99FA114
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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