ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313754
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| Date: | 24-MAY-2023 |
| Time: | c. 10:29 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182T Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Westbank Fishing LLC |
| Registration: | N577TZ |
| MSN: | 18281123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | SU |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Cessna 182 Skylane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico during a fish-spotting trip east of Grand Isle, Louisiana.
The pilot died and was found one day later.
Sources:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2023-05-25/body-recovered-after-small-plane-crashes-in-gulf-of-mexico
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N577TZ/history/20230524/1508Z
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a76a2b&lat=29.368&lon=-90.053&zoom=13.5&showTrace=2023-05-24&trackLabels
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating Wednesday's crash of a Cessna 182 in the Gulf of Mexico.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 25, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2023 19:18 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-May-2023 04:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2023 08:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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