Cessna TR182 N4887R

Summary

On 14 August 2008 at about 21:59 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N4887R, operated by Farmers Investment Company, was involved in an accident near Sahuarita, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 2008 at 21:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Sahuarita, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

31.8472, -110.7633

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N4887R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Farmers Investment Company

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Simon → Sahuarita

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08FA267

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while maneuvering at low altitude for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Family members reported that the pilot was overdue on a cross-country flight to visit a friend. The wreckage was discovered the next day. The main wreckage was found at the base of a vertical bluff with portions of the wings about halfway up on the bluff face. Radar data indicated that the airplane circled in the accident area at low altitude. The last radar return, which was in the immediate vicinity of the bluff, indicated an altitude that was lower than the elevation of the top of the bluff. Investigators found no anomalies with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.