ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243901
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| Date: | Friday 16 October 2020 |
| Time: | 11:13 |
| Type: |  Cessna T182T Skylane TC |
| Owner/operator: | Prop Flying LLC |
| Registration: | N707DA |
| MSN: | T18208771 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Houma, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houma-Terrebonne Airport, LA (HUM/KHUM) |
| Brenham Municipal Airport, TX (11R) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 16, 2020, about 1113 central daylight time, a Cessna T182T airplane, N707DA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was conducting a cross-country flight with one passenger on board. Air traffic control and automatic dependent surveillance broadcast data indicated that the airplane departed and flew a northwest heading and climbed through 1,500 ft mean sea level (msl). The airplane turned left to a southeast heading and continued to climb through 1,700 ft before it started to descend. The last recorded location was about 1.86 miles from the accident site at an altitude of about 825 ft msl.
The airplane impacted marshy terrain about 7 miles southwest of the departure airport. Ground scars at the accident site illustrated a straight path and were consistent with wings-level attitude at the time of impact. The ground scar continued for about 40 yards from the initial impact point towards and through a line of trees. The main wreckage came to rest on the opposite side of the trees and included the empennage, fuselage, and both wings. Damage to the airplane was consistent with a high energy impact.
A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Investigators were unable to determine the reason for the descent into terrain with the available information.
Probable Cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined with the available information
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.dailycomet.com/story/news/2020/10/16/small-plane-crashes-terrebonne-parish-marsh/3682816001/
https://eu.houmatoday.com/story/news/2020/10/16/small-plane-crashes-terrebonne-parish-marsh/3682816001/
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N707DA
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/3669072-d83dcdc7690d197efcb8376bbe919ac94af8998b/aircrafttype/T182
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N707DA
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/60078_1595854583.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2020 23:41 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Oct-2020 06:37 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2020 07:10 | Chieftain | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 17-Oct-2020 17:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2020 07:03 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2020 21:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 30-Oct-2020 15:13 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:41 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 07-Nov-2022 22:05 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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