- Date
- March 25, 1983, 17:00 local (Mar 26, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Benson, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7293ECessna 182B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830325015429A
- Case key
- 23552
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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
The acft collided with a tree following a power loss during a low pass over a remote open area. The pilot and his wife were on a local pleasure flt when he decided to make a low pass over an area. During a 2nd pass over the same area when he applied the power to climb out the engine surged and then died. During the subsequent forced landing the pilot was turning to try and stay over the open area when the right wing contacted a tree and the acft crashed. Postaccident investigation found no reason for an engine malfunction. The pilot and his wife were seriously injured in the accidents.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7293E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52293
- Airframe hours
- 4,576
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mahlon Mackenzie
- Registered owner
- Fergson, Dennis B
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1982
- Departed
- 7E2 · Benson, AZ
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- Benson
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 725 total · 22 in this make and model · 640 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.