ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38692
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| Date: | 04-MAR-1983 |
| Time: | 0530 |
| Type: | Cessna 210-5 (205) |
| Operator: | Antonio Garcia Moreno |
| Registration: | N8270Z |
| C/n / msn: | 205-0270 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Orange Grove, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hebbronville, TX (03XS) |
| Beeville, TX (3R0) |
THE PLT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE DEPARTED HEBBRONVILLE MUNI airport AT ABOUT 0500 CST. WHEN THE ACFT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT ITS DESTINATION, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND WHERE IT CRASHED IN AN AREA OF MESQUITE TREES & BRUSH, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE DEPARTURE POINT & THE DESTINATION. AN EXAM OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE IN ABOUT A 15 DEG RIGHT BANK, SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. ABOUT 5 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST, THE 0559 CST ALICE WX WAS: MEASURED 600 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 3 MI WITH FOG. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42416
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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