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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Pecos, TX · May 7, 1980

Date
May 7, 1980 · 22:45 local
Place
Pecos, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3218S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA071
Reported as
Cessna 182G
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total122 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed making low passes over town. Pulled up into vertical climb, stalled, & crashed. Possible alcohol involved.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED MAKING LOW PASSES OVER TOWN. PULLED UP INTO VERTICAL CLIMB, STALLED, & CRASHED. POSSIBLE ALCOHOL INVOLVED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.