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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Houma, LA · September 24, 2009

Date: September 24, 2009 · 06:05 local
Place: Houma, LA
Airport: Houma-Terrebonne
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N96894
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09FA603
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N96894Registration cancelled Aug 26, 2015 · Cessna 182QS/N 18266891 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N96894 called the Houma, LA. Tower for taxi instructions, the tower instructed N96894 to taxi to runway 18 and advised the pilot the airport was IFR with and overcast ceiling at 300 feet and visibility seven miles. The pilot requested to depart the airport special VFR. The tower issued a special VFR clearance to depart the class d airspace to the southwest. N96894 advised he was ready for takeoff on runway 18 and was cleared for takeoff. The tower made several attempts to contact N96894, but received no response. The aircraft impacted the ground 1.05 miles south of the departure end of runway 18 and two tenths of a mile west of the extended runway centerline. There was one fatality.

As the FAA filed it

N96894 CALLED THE HOUMA, LA. TOWER FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, THE TOWER INSTRUCTED N96894 TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 18 AND ADVISED THE PILOT THE AIRPORT WAS IFR WITH AND OVERCAST CEILING AT 300 FEET AND VISIBILITY SEVEN MILES. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO DEPART THE AIRPORT SPECIAL VFR. THE TOWER ISSUED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO DEPART THE CLASS D AIRSPACE TO THE SOUTHWEST. N96894 ADVISED HE WAS READY FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 AND WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. THE TOWER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT N96894, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 1.05 MILES SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18 AND TWO TENTHS OF A MILE WEST OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY.

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 CEN09FA603Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHouma, LAThe pilot’s decision to take off into instrument meteorological conditions.Sep 24, 2009 · Destroyed