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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Mena, AR · November 11, 2008

Date: November 11, 2008 · 14:02 local
Place: Mena, AR
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2526V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA054
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,228 total2,525 in this make and model96 in the last 90 days

N2526VRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0603 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 11/11/2008 at approximately 1400 local a Cessna 177RG, (N2526V) registered to privacy data omitted, impacted terrain just southeast of eagleton overlook in Mena Arkansas while enroute from willow grove Missouri to san antonio Texas for a business seminar. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. The pilot was enroute from willow grove Missouri to san antonio Texas for a business seminar. The pilot privacy data omitted sustained fatal injuries. There were no passengers on board. He had not filed a flight plan for the trip and had not received any services as FAR as this investigation could determine. Witnesses on the ground say that the visibility at the accident sight was foggy with visibility between 50-100 feet. There was no radio calls made by the pilot during the flight to indicate that the aircraft was having any problems. The pilot was IFR rated and the aircraft was IFR equipped.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/11/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL A CESSNA 177RG, (N2526V) REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TERRAIN JUST SOUTHEAST OF EAGLETON OVERLOOK IN MENA ARKANSAS WHILE ENROUTE FROM WILLOW GROVE MISSOURI TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FOR A BUSINESS SEMINAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM WILLOW GROVE MISSOURI TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FOR A BUSINESS SEMINAR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. HE HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE TRIP AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SERVICES AS FAR AS THIS INVESTIGATION COULD DETERMINE. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND SAY THAT THE VISIBILITY AT THE ACCIDENT SIGHT WAS FOGGY WITH VISIBILITY BETWEEN 50-100 FEET. THERE WAS NO RADIO CALLS MADE BY THE PILOT DURING THE FLIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. THE PILOT WAS IFR RATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IFR EQUIPPED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN09LA054Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMena, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's continued flight into deteriorating weather conditions.Nov 11, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2526V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19840719053759ILevel Off Touchdown · Kirksville, MOPut gear handle down but failed to check position. Landed gear up. Circuit breaker reset, gear checked normal.Jul 19, 1984 · Minor damage