ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313754
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 2023 |
| Time: | 11:01 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182T Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Westbank Fishing LLC |
| Registration: | N577TZ |
| MSN: | 18281123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8446 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Ocean Springs Airport, MS (5R2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 25, 2023, about 1101 central daylight time, a Cessna 182T airplane, N577TZ, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight conducting fish spotting.
Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data indicated that the pilot performed several low-level flight maneuvers for about 3 hours that were consistent with aerial observation for fish spotting activities. The last ADS-B contact showed the airplane about 1.8 miles offshore on a southwest heading about 175 ft above the ocean water (see Figure 1.).
There were no emergency or distress calls received from the accident airplane. Company personnel notified the US Coast Guard about the missing airplane, and a search was initiated. The pilot was located the following morning near a coastline, and the airplane was not located.
On June 6th, a shrimp boat caught the airplane in its fishing net. Unable to raise the airplane onto the boat, the boat captain cut the net and noted the location. On June 11th, a majority of the airplane wreckage was recovered from the ocean. The airplane wreckage was retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2023-05-25/body-recovered-after-small-plane-crashes-in-gulf-of-mexico
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N577TZ/history/20230524/1508Z
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a76a2b&lat=29.368&lon=-90.053&zoom=13.5&showTrace=2023-05-24&trackLabels
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating Wednesday's crash of a Cessna 182 in the Gulf of Mexico.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 25, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2023 19:18 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-May-2023 04:11 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 26-May-2023 08:49 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2023 14:11 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2023 09:52 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2023 15:02 | Aerossurance | Updated |
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