Accident Cessna 180 N602RD,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38353
 
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Date:Friday 26 October 1984
Time:23:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Bill Pool Spraying
Registration: N602RD
MSN: 31788
Year of manufacture:1955
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-470-J
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Amarillo, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Gruver, OK (E19)
Destination airport:Amarillo, TX (AMA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
LAST RADIO CONTACT WAS A CLEARENCE TO DESCEND TO 5,000 FT MSL TO WHICH THE PLT RESPONDED 'TWO ROMEO DELTA.' CLOUD TOPS WERE NEAR 5,000 FT MSL. ACFT IMPACTED IN A HIGH SPEED DIVE APRX 10 DEG PAST VERTICLE. PLT RECEIVED COM/INST CERTIFICATE ON 12/14/84 AND THIS IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN HIS FIRST FLT IN ACTUAL IMC. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41360

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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