At about 1045 Mountain time, the airplane collided with terrain. The private pilot was fatally injured; the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was found after family members reported it overdue. The wreckage was found at about 1830. There were no witnesses and no reports of a distress call. Initial examination revealed damage and ground scars consistent with a high-energy vertical impact.
April 6, 2013, Circle, Mon., Cessna 182C Skylane
At about 1045 Mountain time, the airplane collided with terrain. The private pilot was fatally injured; the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was found after family members reported it overdue. The wreckage was found at about 1830. There were no witnesses and no reports of a distress call. Initial examination revealed damage and ground scars consistent with a high-energy vertical impact.
Key Takeaways:
- A private pilot was fatally injured, and their airplane was destroyed in a high-energy vertical impact crash around 10:45 Mountain time.
- The wreckage was discovered later that day, around 18:30, after family members reported the aircraft overdue.
- There were no witnesses to the collision, and no distress calls were reported before the impact.
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