- Date
- October 14, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cisco, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2368CCessna 180
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851014077259A
- Case key
- 21873
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Non-instrument rated pvt pilot proceeded into instrument weather conditions. Control was lost and the aircraft impacted steep nose down in city limits. No record of a wx briefing being received by the pilot was found. No evidence of pre- impact failure or malfunction of aircraft was found. No flight plan was filed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2368C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30668
- Airframe hours
- 2,378
- Engine
- Continental O-470-A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clarence E. Weaver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1985 · 15 hours before
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N2368C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.