# Accident 20230524009229A: Cessna 182T, Grand Isle, LA, May 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2023, 11:01 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Airport: Louis Armstrong New Orleans In
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2564° N, 89.9129° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2564&lon=-89.9129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577TZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577TZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230524009229A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA201), May 24, 2023: Cessna 182T (N577TZ), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s operation of the airplane while intoxicated, resulting in its impact with the ocean.

## Other reports on N577TZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20030312005459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030312005459I), Mar 12, 2003: Cessna 182T (N577TZ), Marlboro, MA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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