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FAA accident report · Cessna 182T · Grand Isle, LA · May 24, 2023

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Date
May 24, 2023 · 11:01 local
Place
Grand Isle, LA
Airport
Louis Armstrong New Orleans In
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N577TZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23FA201
Reported as
Cessna 182T
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
N577TZRegistered now · Cessna 182TS/N 18281123 · Built 2002Airframe modelCessna 182TEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Invistigator recieved a call from the roc at approxmently 0800CST on may 25, 2023 to provide notification of a missing aircraft conducting fish spotting over the guld of Mexico south west of Grand Isle, LA. The company reported the missing aircraft on may 24, 2023 at about 1510CST. At about 0945 on may 25, 2023, the coast guard spotted the body of the pilot and with the assistance of the Grand Isle fire department the remains were recovered. The jefferson parish corner's office made a positive identification of the missing pilot. The coast gurad terminated the search for the aircraft. On June 8, 2023, a shrimp boat captain reported that he had captured an airplane in his shrimp net. Due to the weight of the aircraft, the shrimp boat captain was forced to cut his new and mark the location of the aircraft. An aircraft salvage company was able to retrive the aircraft in 5 major pieces. The engine and cockpit area without the roof, the mid section, the tail section. The cabin roof and the left wing. The right wing was lot located. After an examination of the aircraft atructures, flight control cables and surfaces, and engine components a dertermaination that the aircraft did not expierence any mechanical problems or was capable of normal flight prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

INVISTIGATOR RECIEVED A CALL FROM THE ROC AT APPROXMENTLY 0800CST ON MAY 25, 2023 TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF A MISSING AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING FISH SPOTTING OVER THE GULD OF MEXICO SOUTH WEST OF GRAND ISLE, LA. THE COMPANY REPORTED THE MISSING AIRCRAFT ON MAY 24, 2023 AT ABOUT 1510CST. AT ABOUT 0945 ON MAY 25, 2023, THE COAST GUARD SPOTTED THE BODY OF THE PILOT AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE GRAND ISLE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE REMAINS WERE RECOVERED. THE JEFFERSON PARISH CORNER'S OFFICE MADE A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE MISSING PILOT. THE COAST GURAD TERMINATED THE SEARCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT. ON JUNE 8, 2023, A SHRIMP BOAT CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT HE HAD CAPTURED AN AIRPLANE IN HIS SHRIMP NET. DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE SHRIMP BOAT CAPTAIN WAS FORCED TO CUT HIS NEW AND MARK THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. AN AIRCRAFT SALVAGE COMPANY WAS ABLE TO RETRIVE THE AIRCRAFT IN 5 MAJOR PIECES. THE ENGINE AND COCKPIT AREA WITHOUT THE ROOF, THE MID SECTION, THE TAIL SECTION. THE CABIN ROOF AND THE LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WING WAS LOT LOCATED. AFTER AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ATRUCTURES, FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES AND SURFACES, AND ENGINE COMPONENTS A DERTERMAINATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXPIERENCE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR WAS CAPABLE OF NORMAL FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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 CEN23FA201Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportGrand Isle, LAThe pilot’s operation of the airplane while intoxicated, resulting in its impact with the ocean.May 24, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N577TZ · 1

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

Incident 20030312005459IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Marlboro, MA(-23) Instruction on short field landings being conducted. On third approach to full stop, student went high and fast, pulled power to idle, and landed approximately half way down the runway. Student then locked brakes, instructor took controls, and aircraft…Mar 12, 2003 · Minor damage