Cessna 182P N7036S

Summary

On 14 November 1985 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N7036S, operated by William L. Boren, was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 1985 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottonwood, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Cottonwood (P52)

Coordinates

34.7509, -112.0105

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N7036S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William L. Boren

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Cordes

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FA039

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES SAW THE PLT DEPART WITH FROST COVERING THE ACFT & WITHOUT EITHER A RUNUP OR WARMUP. THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PLT 'SCRAPED THE FROST FROM A SMALL SQUARE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM ON THE WINDSHIELD' JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 22 & 17 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY FOR THE EARLY MORNING DEPARTURE, & THE ACFT REMAINED OVERNIGHT IN THE COLD TEMPS WITH PARTIALLY EMPTY FUEL TANKS. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AT ABOUT 400 FT AGL, WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. PLT BEGAN A DESCENDING LEFT 270 DEGREE TURN BACK TOWARD THE RWY & CRASHED INTO A DRY RIVER BANK WITH LITTLE FORWARD VELOCITY & MODERATE VERTICAL SPEED. EXAMINATION DISCLOSED NO MECHAINCAL PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ENG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.