Cessna 182 accident near Pearsall, Texas, June 28, 1985
On June 28, 1985 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Cessna 182, registered N200KH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pearsall, Texas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person had minor injuries; 3 others were unhurt. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 28, 1985 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Pearsall, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 3 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N200KH · no longer on the register · serial 1825940
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A COMMERCIALLY RATED CFI DEPARTED ON A PART 135 AIR TAXI FLT, BUT ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. CIRCLING HIS DESTINATION HE REPORTED THAT RAIN CLOUDS CLOSED IN. ANTICIPATING THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO FILE IFR IN THE AIR, HE ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FLD. THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN WET CROPS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 571 hours in all; 23 in this make and model; 211 in the last 90 days; 450 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,574 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 25, 1985; 55 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SEP Stephenville TX at 11:50 am
- Destination: T30 Pearsall TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: broken clouds at 400 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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