Cessna C-182Q N735JZ

Summary

On 2 November 1998 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna C-182Q registered N735JZ was involved in an accident near Piedmont, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 1998 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Piedmont, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

33.9202, -85.6106

Aircraft

Cessna C-182Q

Registration

N735JZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cape Girardeau → Carrollton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA99FA027

2 people died.

The pilot's decision to continue the flight under visual flight rules into deteriorating visibility, and his failure to maintain altitude clearance with the terrain.

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

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The flight was a 2-leg cross-country from Storm Lake, Iowa, to Carrollton, Georgia, with a stop for fuel at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. According to the survivor, deteriorating visibility from drizzle and sunset caused the pilot to begin a slow descent to maintain visual contact with the ground. The airplane collided with a mountain crest at about the 2,000-foot level. Postcrash examination of the airframe and engine, together with the private-rated pilot/rear seat passenger's statement revealed no malfunctions with the engine, aircraft control, flight instrument, or navigation systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.