ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41496
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| Date: | Monday 30 July 1984 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Jay Miller |
| Registration: | N6102E |
| MSN: | 18503998 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Del Rio, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Del Rio, TX (DRT) |
| Ozona, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT TOOK OF AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. GROUND SCARS INDICATED THAT THE ACFT IMPACTED THE CREST OF A ROCKY HILL WHILE IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 1750 FT. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT & FIRE. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. LOCAL RESIDENTS STATED THAT THE SKY WAS VERY DARK WITH A LIGHT OVERCAST & NO MOON. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40310
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] |
| 23-Nov-2019 10:51 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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