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FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Nixon, NV · October 29, 1998

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Date
October 29, 1998 · 07:45 local
Place
Nixon, NV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N95726
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99FA020
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
507 total15 in the last 90 days
N95726Registration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Cessna 182QS/N 18266610 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Alnot issued to 10/29, acft crashed in mountains, wreckage located on 11/1.(.19) on October 29, 1998, exact time unknown, a Cessna 182Q, N95726, was destroyed when the aircraft impacted mountainous terrain near Nixon, Nevada. The private pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed from grass valley, California, at 0700 hours pacific standard time en route to winnemucca, Nevada. The aircraft was reported missing when it failed to arrive at the destination. The wreckage was found on November 1, 1998. (.4) the noninstrument rated pilot was en route VFR on a northeasterly course to the destination. During the last 8 minutes of the flight, recorded radar data showed the aircraft descending from 14,500 feet to 13,000 feet, on a southwesterly course until the aircraft abruptly entered a left descending spiral and disappeared from radar near the accident site. Meteorological data and pilot reports showed cloud tops in the area near 15,000 feet with higher tops further east and rime icing probable in the clouds. The pilot received a weather briefing from flight service the previous evening (11 hours be fore the flight) which forecast VFR conditions along the route. The pilot did not receive any further briefing before departing the following morning. Updated weather, available in the morning, contained reports of poorer weather than previously forecast. (-23) same as .19 above.

As the FAA filed it

ALNOT ISSUED TO 10/29, ACFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINS, WRECKAGE LOCATED ON 11/1.(.19) ON OCTOBER 29, 1998, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN, A CESSNA 182Q, N95726, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR NIXON, NEVADA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED FROM GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, AT 0700 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME EN ROUTE TO WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING WHEN IT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON NOVEMBER 1, 1998. (.4) THE NONINSTRUMENT RATED PILOT WAS EN ROUTE VFR ON A NORTHEASTERLY COURSE TO THE DESTINATION. DURING THE LAST 8 MINUTES OF THE FLIGHT, RECORDED RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING FROM 14,500 FEET TO 13,000 FEET, ON A SOUTHWESTERLY COURSE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY ENTERED A LEFT DESCENDING SPIRAL AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE. METEOROLOGICAL DATA AND PILOT REPORTS SHOWED CLOUD TOPS IN THE AREA NEAR 15,000 FEET WITH HIGHER TOPS FURTHER EAST AND RIME ICING PROBABLE IN THE CLOUDS. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE THE PREVIOUS EVENING (11 HOURS BE FORE THE FLIGHT) WHICH FORECAST VFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY FURTHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING THE FOLLOWING MORNING. UPDATED WEATHER, AVAILABLE IN THE MORNING, CONTAINED REPORTS OF POORER WEATHER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. (-23) SAME AS .19 ABOVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX99FA020Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportNixon, NVThe noninstrument rated pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted flight into adverse weather which resulted in inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to…Oct 29, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N95726 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19840705032942ANormal Cruise · Richmond, CAAircraft collided with N103PD which was conducting a drug surveillance mission. N95726 was in straight and level.Jul 5, 1984 · Substantial damage