ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174655
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 March 2015 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Brentco Aerial Patrols Inc |
| Registration: | N735KF |
| MSN: | 18265479 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15742 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hueco Tanks State Park, El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Hobbs, NM (PVT) |
| El Paso, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a visual flight rules aerial observation flight and returning to his home base. Radar and weather data showed the airplane maneuvering in instrument flight rules conditions before radar contact was lost. Examination of the accident site indicated that the airplane impacted rocky, mountainous terrain in a slight left-wing-low attitude at high airspeed, consistent with controlled flight into terrain. It is likely that the mountainous terrain was obscured by clouds and low ceilings at the time of the accident, which prevented the pilot from seeing the terrain. Although the wreckage was significantly fragmented and damaged by fire, no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airframe or engine were noted that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into known instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N735KF
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2015 16:49 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Mar-2015 18:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2015 05:38 | Geno | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Mar-2015 05:54 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2015 01:47 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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