ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38262
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| Date: | Monday 16 September 1991 |
| Time: | 09:12 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182G |
| Owner/operator: | Claude B. Mcafee |
| Registration: | N3223S |
| MSN: | 18255723 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elida, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Portales, NM (Q34) |
| Artesia, NM (KATS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITHOUT A WEATHER BRIEFING OR FILING A FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER TAKEOFF, AND WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WITNESSES COULD HEAR THE AIRCRAFT FLYING OVERHEAD, BUT BECAUSE OF LOW CEILINGS AND HEAVY FOG THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE AIRCRAAFT. THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE SOUND SUDDENLY STOPPED AND LATER, WHEN THE FOG LIFTED, THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GROUND IN A NEARBY PASTURE WHERE THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND BURNING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION FOR THE FLIGHT AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS: HEAVY FOG AND LOW CEILING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91FA130
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] |
| 11-Apr-2024 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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