# NTSB FTW81FA022: Cessna 182Q, N759GK, Leakey, TX, January 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1981
- Place: Leakey, TX · LEAKEY, TX
- Location: 29.7254° N, 99.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leakey, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7254&lon=-99.7631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0213   81/1/5    LEAKEY,TX           CESSNA 182Q         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 650
        TIME - 1525                    N759GK              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA JUNTA,CO                 UVALDE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       55
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759GK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759GK-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 18265981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810105017759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810105017759A), Jan 5, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Leakey, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot flew into mountain side obscured by clouds and fog. Failed to detour weather area per weather briefing.

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.

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