- Date
- April 18, 1982, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kendalia, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79885Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820418009619A
- Case key
- 71248
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the weather conditions along his route of flight deteriorated rapidly. He decided to make a precautionary landing on a short plowed field. During final approach, the aircraft struck a tree top and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79885
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261842
- Airframe hours
- 1,015
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dale Russell
- Registered owner
- Russell And Real Inc.
- Departed
- Del Rio, TX
- Destination
- ERV · Kerrville, TX
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.