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FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · El Paso, TX · March 17, 2015

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Date
March 17, 2015 · 12:40 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N735KF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15FA174
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,274 total4,800 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days
N735KFRegistration cancelled May 10, 2018 · Cessna 182QS/N 18265479 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 17, 2015, at about 12:40 MST, a Cessna 182, N735KF, registered to brentco aerial patrols, collided with a mountain 23 miles from El Paso international airport while en route to El Paso, TX. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the certificated commercial pilot was killed. The flight originated in snyder, TX.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 17, 2015, AT ABOUT 12:40 MST, A CESSNA 182, N735KF, REGISTERED TO BRENTCO AERIAL PATROLS, COLLIDED WITH A MOUNTAIN 23 MILES FROM EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHILE EN ROUTE TO EL PASO, TX. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SNYDER, TX.

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 CEN15FA174Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEl Paso, TXThe pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into known instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Mar 17, 2015 · Destroyed