Cessna 183P N91MR
29 August 1982 · Spearman, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1982 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 183P registered N91MR, operated by Spearman Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Spearman, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spearman, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spearman Muni (Q47)
- Coordinates
- 36.1890, -101.1905
- Aircraft
- Cessna 183P
- Registration
- N91MR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spearman Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Borger → Spearman
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA353
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A NIGHT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. HE ADDED POWER TO STOP THE DESCENT. HOWEVER, AS POWER WAS ADDED, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK AND SEVERED A POWER LINE AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER AND CRASHED. THE LINES WERE MARKED WITH ONLY ONE BALL AND WERE NOT LIGHTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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