- Date
- December 30, 1983, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Corsicana, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46NCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831230064429A
- Case key
- 21239
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Analysis
The acft collided with wires shortly after takeoff as the plt maneuvered at low altitude. After the collision the acft flew for about 1/4 mile and crashed in an unimproved field on a farm. There was no passenger seat in the acft and the passenger was unrestrained during the accident. The passenger stated that it appeared that the plt was flying toward other ranch employees who were watching from the point of takeoff. During the investigation the plt was unable to produce an airworthiness certificate, a current medical certificate, or proof of a biennial flt review.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33176
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary Boyd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1983
- Departed
- CRS · Corsicana, 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,190 total · 403 in this make and model · 1,150 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.