Cessna 182P N58792

Summary

On 26 October 1994 at about 04:40 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N58792 was involved in an accident near Raymond, Mississippi, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 October 1994 at 04:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Raymond, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

John Bell Williams (M16)

Coordinates

32.2598, -90.4199

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N58792

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA95FA010

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, AND HIS RESULTING FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS MET AT A LOCAL BAR, WHERE THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER CONSUMED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. THEY AGREED TO GO FLY AND STOPPED ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT TO PURCHASE BEER. A SURVIVING PASSENGER REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OVER TREES, THEN BEGAN TO 'TREMBLE.' THE SURVIVING PASSENGERS DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT SHOWED HE HAD ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 0.122% IN HIS BLOOD AND 0.134% IN HIS VITREOUS FLUID. ONE PASSENGER ALSO TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL WITH A LEVEL OF 0.042% (IN BLOOD). THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS TESTED NEGATIVE FOR ALCOHOL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.