- Date
- May 29, 1982, 00:18 local (06:18 UTC)
- Place
- Bergheim, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N737RKCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820529019609A
- Case key
- 69930
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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
At 0010 the plt contacted san antonio tower approximately 10 mi north of san antonio intl arpt. He stated he was at 3100 ft in the clouds. The controller instructed the plt to turn left heading 030, maintain 3,000, & asked the plt if hewanted an IFR clearance. The plt affirmed. The acft was vectored for an ILS rwy 12R approach. At 0012 the acft was turned to a heading of 270 to maintain 3,000. At 0017 the acft was given a left turn to a heading of 230. The controllerobserved a low altitude alert. The plt reported being out of control & at 0018 radar contact was lost.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737RK
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200876
- Airframe hours
- 370
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lloyd Ray Myers
- Registered owner
- Lloyd Ray Myers
- Departed
- Denver, CO
- Destination
- New Braunfels, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- runway 12, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 231 total · 231 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.