- Date
- November 28, 1985, 19:30 local (Nov 29, 1985, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gallup, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52599Cessna C-182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851128060839A
- Case key
- 16797
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Analysis
The plt departed las cruces, NM, on a VFR flt to Gallup,NM. Approx 23 miles from destination, in mountainous terrain, the non-instrument rated plt encountered unforecast snow storm conditons at night. While the plt was maneuvering toward the destination at a low altitude in conditions of low ceiling, low visibility and darkness, the acft impacted trees and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52599
- Reported as
- Cessna C-182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262698
- Airframe hours
- 3,598
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Albert A. Leroy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 26, 1985 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- LRU · Las Cruces, NM
- Destination
- GUP · Gallup, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- GUP · Gallup
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 272 total · 60 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GUP, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N52599 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.