- Date
- October 23, 1979
- Place
- Sonora, TX · SONORA, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9018XCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791023031299A
- Case key
- 133446
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2623 79/10/23 SONORA,TX CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 184 TIME - 2120 N9018X PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONORA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONORA,TX SAN ANGELO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- DEPARTURE AREA UNLIGHTED,DARK NIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9018X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sonora
N9018XRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Cessna R182Airframe modelCessna R182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.