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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Milan, NM · October 23, 1984

Date: October 23, 1984 · 13:41 local
Place: Milan, NM
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5543T
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85FA019
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540L3C5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,685 total122 in this make and model55 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.

Aircraft struck rock face of mesa at 8150 foot level. VFR flight into IFR conditions. Icing forecast in clouds.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROCK FACE OF MESA AT 8150 FOOT LEVEL. VFR FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS. ICING FORECAST IN CLOUDS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN85FA019Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMilan, NMThe pilot departed farmington,NM in the early morning darkness en route to grants, NM. The airplane struck the rock face of a 8399-foot mesa at about the 8150-foot level. According to one local resident, weather at that time consisted of a low ceiling, poor…Oct 23, 1984 · Destroyed