Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Armstrong, Texas
Sunday, May 9, 1982 21:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

BEFORE TAKING OFF, THE PILOT REVIEWED THE WEATHER IN PERSON AT THE COLLEGE STATION FSS, BUT DECLINED AN OFFICIAL WEATHER BRIEFING. HE DEPARTED IN GOOD VFR CONDITIONS AND FLEW INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN AND FORCASTED LOW CEILINGS. WHILE EN ROUTE, HIS FLIGHT PATH WAS OVER AN UNINHABITED RANCH LAND BETWEEN KINGSVILLE AND BROWNSVILLE, TX. BY THIS TIME, IT WAS A DARK NIGHT WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE GROUND REFERENCES. AT 2056 CDT, THE PILOT CONTACTED THE ALICE FSS AND REQUESTED THE BROWNSVILLE WEATHER. THE 1845 CDT WEATHER (1300 FT OVERCAST) WAS PROVIDED AND THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT A NEW WEATHER SEQUENCE WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT 2105 CDT. AT 2105, THE FSS TRIED TO CALL THE PILOT, BUT THERE WAS NO REPLY. ON 5/16/82, THE PLANE WAS FOUND WHERE IT HAD CRASHED IN A STEEP DIVE WITH THE RIGHT WING LOW. THE 2055 CDT KINGSVILLE WEATHER WAS: 1500 FT SCATTERED, 2000 FT OVERCAST, VISBIILITY 7 MILES. THE 0854 CDT BROWNSVILLE WEATHER WAS: 1000 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 7 MILES.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/9/1982
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 2100
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City ARMSTRONG
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID NQI
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 1500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1953
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9330X
NTSB Number FTW82FRG30
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182E
Aircraft Series Identifier 182E
Aircraft Serial Number 18253730
Certified Max Gross Weight 2800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 0
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JACK L. AMOS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 25550 SEAVER STREET
Aircraft Owner City HAYWARD
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 94545
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name JACK L. AMOS
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 25550 SEAVER STREET
Operator City HAYWARD
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 94545
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code
Departure City COLLEGE STATION
Departure State TX
Departure Country
Departure Time 1920
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code
Destination City BROWNSVILLE
Destination State TX
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Cruise
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --