- Date
- February 1, 1982
- Place
- Pampa, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58947Cessna 182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820201002489A
- Case key
- 72152
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N58947 was purchased by the pilot the day of the accident. According to a flight instructor who sold the aircraft, the pilot received dual instruction for a checkout in the aircraft and currency for night flight. According to witnesses, the pilot did not receive a weather briefing prior to departing enid, nor was there communications en route for weather information. The weather reported at Pampa at the approximate time of the accident was: indefinite ceiling 200 ft obscured, visibility two miles, light snow. The weather conditions progressively deteriorated throughout the evening. The investigation revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58947
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262418
- Airframe hours
- 949
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry Wayne Lemons
- Registered owner
- Jerry Wayne Lemons
- Departed
- Enid, OK
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 206 total · 2 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 17 knots
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NWS
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 N58947 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.