Cessna 182T N487TC

Summary

On 15 August 2008 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N487TC, operated by Anson Air, LLC, was involved in an accident near Georgia Pass, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 2008 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgia Pass, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Bob Adams Airport (SBS)

Coordinates

39.4544, -105.9311

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N487TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anson Air, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Steamboat Sprin → Brenham

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08FA141

4 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after inadvertantly encountering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather brief and the severe weather conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The instrument-rated pilot was traveling cross-country with three passengers after a family vacation. The airplane was instrument-flight-rules equipped and the pilot was familiar with the airplane. There was no evidence the pilot obtained a weather briefing prior to departure and he did not file a flight plan. An analysis conducted by an NTSB meteorology specialist determined that, at the time of departure, weather was marginal visual meteorological conditions with an overcast layer above and scattered clouds at and below the flown flight level. Weather near the accident site deteriorated rapidly after departure and the pilot likely encountered a level 2 thunderstorm, lost control of the airplane and impacted terrain, destroying the airplane. Postaccident inspection of the airplane did not disclose evidence of any preimpact anomaly of the engine or airplane systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.