Cessna 182R N6277E

Summary

On 25 April 2007 at about 17:17 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N6277E, operated by Rio Grand Valley Air Operations, was involved in an accident near Rachal, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 April 2007 at 17:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Rachal, Texas, United States

Coordinates

26.7958, -98.1639

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N6277E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rio Grand Valley Air Operations

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McAllen → Rachal

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07GA112

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor was the gusty tailwind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While involved in a low-level surveillance operation, the airplane was observed in a steep bank to the left, followed by a bank to the right before nosing into the ground. It was reported that the wind was gusting and that the airplane was flying downwind when it entered the steep left bank. Weather reporting facilities in the surrounding area revealed wind speed at 19 knots, gusting to 26 knots. A post-accident investigation of the engine and airframe revealed no anomalies which would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.