# Accident 20070425005479A: Cessna 182R, Rachal, TX, April 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2007, 12:10 local time
- Place: Rachal, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7958° N, 98.1639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7958&lon=-98.1639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6277E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6277E-2008-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07GA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07GA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070425005479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ASSISTING GROUND PERSONNEL SEARCH FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. NO NMAC.

## 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 SEA07GA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07GA112), Apr 25, 2007: Cessna 182R (N6277E), Rachal, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor was the gusty tailwind condition.

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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