Cessna 182L N42489

Summary

On 17 June 1984 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182L registered N42489 was involved in an accident near Rosebud, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 June 1984 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rosebud, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

35.9101, -103.1508

Aircraft

Cessna 182L

Registration

N42489

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Amarillo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84FA184

1 person was 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 RAN OFF THE GRAVEL ROAD USED FOR A RWY DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. A RELATIVE OF THE PLT WHO WAS A WITNESS SAID THE ACFT FLOATED 'A LONG TIME' AND SEEMED TO BE FLYING 'TOO FAST.' THE PLT ALSO SAID IT TOOK LONGER TO LAND THAN HE EXPECTED AND AS HE APPROACHED A CATTLE CROSSING BARRIER HE TRIED TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. DURING THE TURNTHE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PLT SAID HE WAS AFRAID TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND DUE TO A POWER LINE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.