Cessna 182 N6579M

Summary

On 3 May 2015 at about 19:33 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6579M, operated by Bauman Linda C, was involved in an accident near Mulberry, Tennessee, 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

3 May 2015 at 19:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Mulberry, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

35.2208, -86.4331

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6579M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Bauman Linda C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winchester → Winchester

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15FA204

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to recover from a controlled descent for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed for a short pleasure flight in day visual flying conditions. According to GPS data, after takeoff, the airplane headed west toward an area of open farmland. About 20 minutes into the flight, the airplane was still on a westerly heading about 700 ft above the ground when it entered a controlled descent from which it never recovered. There were no witnesses to the accident, and the airplane wreckage was located the following morning. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation. No medical issues were identified with the pilot that may have contributed to the accident. Based on the evidence obtained in the investigation, it could not be determined why the airplane entered a controlled descent or why the pilot was unable to recover before impacting terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.