ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41727
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Date: | Friday 23 October 1998 |
Time: | 15:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 182P |
Owner/operator: | U.s. Border Patrol |
Registration: | N1324M |
MSN: | 18264289 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 11205 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-470-U |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Deming, WA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Bellingham, WA (KBLI) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft collided with mountainous terrain during a routine Border Patrol surveillance flight. Witness observations and evidence found at the accident site indicated that the aircraft collided with several tree tops in a straight-and-level attitude, before the aircraft subsequently collided with the rising terrain. During the post-accident investigation, no evidence was found of a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: Terrain clearance was not maintained for undetermined reasons. Mountainous terrain was a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA99GA007 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA99GA007
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
04-Apr-2024 15:29 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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