Cessna C-182 N52599

Summary

On 29 November 1985 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna C-182 registered N52599 was involved in an accident near Gallup, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 November 1985 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gallup, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Gallup (GUP)

Coordinates

35.5203, -108.7303

Aircraft

Cessna C-182

Registration

N52599

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Cruces → Gallup

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN86FA038

2 people 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

THE PLT DEPARTED LAS CRUCES, NM, ON A VFR FLT TO GALLUP,NM. APPROX 23 MILES FROM DESTINATION, IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST SNOW STORM CONDITONS AT NIGHT. WHILE THE PLT WAS MANEUVERING TOWARD THE DESTINATION AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN CONDITIONS OF LOW CEILING, LOW VISIBILITY AND DARKNESS, THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES AND CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.