- Date
- October 7, 1974
- Place
- Henderson, TX · HENDERSON, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1999WCessna 182A
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741007036849A
- Case key
- 140999
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3331 74/10/7 HENDERSON,TEX CESSNA 182A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 182 TIME - 2232 N1999W PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSK COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HENDERSON,TEX HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 10/24/74.DEP FROM LTD RWY ON DARK NITE.CRASHED 2 MILES FM AIRPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1999W
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rusk County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.