Cessna 182B N7293E

Summary

On 26 March 1983 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 182B registered N7293E, operated by Mahlon MacKenzie, was involved in an accident near Benson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 March 1983 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Benson

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182B

Registration

N7293E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mahlon MacKenzie

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Benson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83FUJ12

2 people were seriously injured.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DURING A LOW PASS OVER A REMOTE OPEN AREA. THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE WERE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLT WHEN HE DECIDED TO MAKE A LOW PASS OVER AN AREA. DURING A 2ND PASS OVER THE SAME AREA WHEN HE APPLIED THE POWER TO CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE SURGED AND THEN DIED. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING THE PILOT WAS TURNING TO TRY AND STAY OVER THE OPEN AREA WHEN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A TREE AND THE ACFT CRASHED. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND NO REASON FOR AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.