At approximately 1210 Central time, the airplane was destroyed after impacting terrain while maneuvering. The airplane was registered to the United States Border Patrol Air Operations Unit and was engaged in a routine air patrol mission. The Airline Transport pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. A border patrol agent who witnessed the accident reported that the airplane was circling left. The agent stated that while turning downwind from a heading of south to a heading of east the airplanes angle of bank steepened. Subsequently, the airplane banked to the right, nosed over and assumed a steep nose-down attitude before impacting terrain. The agent further reported the wind was out of the north and gusting.
April 25, 2007, Rachal, Texas, Cessna 182R
At approximately 1210 Central time, the airplane was destroyed after impacting terrain while maneuvering. The airplane was registered to the United States Border Patrol Air Operations Unit and was engaged in a routine air patrol mission. The Airline Transport pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. A border patrol agent who witnessed the accident reported that the airplane was circling left. The agent stated that while turning downwind from a heading of south to a heading of east the airplanes angle of bank steepened.
Key Takeaways:
- A United States Border Patrol airplane crashed and was destroyed during a routine air patrol, resulting in fatal injuries to the sole pilot.
- The accident occurred while the airplane was maneuvering, with a witness observing its bank steepen, then bank right, nose over, and impact terrain.
- Gusting northerly winds were reported at the time of the crash, which took place under visual conditions.
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