- Date
- October 26, 1984, 23:10 local (Oct 27, 1984, 04:10 UTC)
- Place
- Amarillo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N602RDCessna 180
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841026061329A
- Case key
- 21500
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Last radio contact was a clearence to descend to 5,000 ft MSL to which the plt responded 'two romeo delta.' Cloud tops were near 5,000 ft MSL. Acft impacted in a high speed dive aprx 10 deg past verticle. Plt received com/inst certificate on 12/14/84 and this is believed to have been his first flt in actual IMC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N602RD
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31788
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bill Pool Spraying Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 7, 1983
- Departed
- E19 · Gruver, OK
- Destination
- AMA · Amarillo, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AMA, 16 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.