- Date
- October 24, 1985, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ozona, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N28228Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851024056249A
- Case key
- 21876
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Analysis
The acft was observed apchg the destination while flying under a cloud cover of aprx 1000 ft AGL. When it reached the vicinity of the arpt, the plt made a turn & subsequently entered the clouds. A witness heard what he described as variations in eng power. Very shortly thereafter, he saw the acft emerge from the clouds in a steep nose down attitude. The acft impacted the ground before the plt recovered from the dive. The non-instrument rated plt had only about 2 hrs of simulated instrument flt time which was listed as dual instruction. The acft was partially disintegrated during the crash with some parts traveling more than 400 ft from the impact point. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd. A toxicology report showed that the plt's liver fluid tissue had an alcohol level of 0.122% alcohol.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28228
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AASB-0950
- Airframe hours
- 2,895
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- William G. Podoll, doing business as Hill Country Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 8, 1985 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- T82 · Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport
- Riggs Ranch (Pvt)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 308 total · 251 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJT, 58 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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