Cessna 182P accident near Raymond, Mississippi, October 26, 1994
On October 26, 1994 at about 4:40 am local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N58792, was destroyed in an accident near Raymond, Mississippi (John Bell Williams airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed, 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, AND HIS RESULTING FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 26, 1994 · about 4:40 am local time
- Place
- Raymond, Mississippi · John Bell Williams · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed, 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N58792 · no longer on the register · serial 18262297
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS MET AT A LOCAL BAR, WHERE THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER CONSUMED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. THEY AGREED TO GO FLY AND STOPPED ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT TO PURCHASE BEER. A SURVIVING PASSENGER REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OVER TREES, THEN BEGAN TO 'TREMBLE.' THE SURVIVING PASSENGERS DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT SHOWED HE HAD ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 0.122% IN HIS BLOOD AND 0.134% IN HIS VITREOUS FLUID. ONE PASSENGER ALSO TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL WITH A LEVEL OF 0.042% (IN BLOOD). THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS TESTED NEGATIVE FOR ALCOHOL.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 435 hours in all; 355 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 390 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,132 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 29, 1994; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R-25A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: M16 at 4:40 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 3,992 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; scat at 1,700 ft
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:54 am from JAN, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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