# Accident 20010615020509A: Cessna 182A, Baytown, TX, June 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2001, 04:10 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7861° N, 94.8686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7861&lon=-94.8686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6353B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6353B-2002-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615020509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) ON JUNE 15, 2001, AT 0410 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6353B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED POWER LINES AND TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR BAYTOWN, TEXAS. THE TWO OCCUPANTS, WHO WERE NOT PILOTS, WERE NOT INJURED. IT WAS REPORTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT THE TWO OCCUPANTS, WHO WERE JUVENILES, HAD STOLEN THE AIRCRAFT. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP AT 0330. (.19) ON JUNE 15, 2001, AT 0410 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6353B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED POWER LINES AND TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR BAYTOWN, TEXAS. THE TWO INDIVIDUALS, WHO WERE NOT PILOTS AND WERE FLYING THE AIRPLANE, WERE NOT INJURED. IT WAS REPORTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT THE TWO INDIVIDUALS HAD STOLEN THE AIRCRAFT. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP AT 0330.                            (-23) ON JUNE 15, 2001, AT 0410 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182A SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6353B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED POWER LINES AND TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR BAYTOWN, TEXAS. THE TWO OCCUPANTS, WHO WERE NOT PILOTS, WERE NOT INJURED. IT WAS REPORTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT THE TWO OCCUPANTS, WHO WERE JUVENILES, HAD STOLEN THE AIRCRAFT. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP 0330.              ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW01LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA144), Jun 15, 2001: Cessna 182A (N6353B), Baytown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unqualified person's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering. A factor was the dark night light conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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