# Accident 20000829014259A: Cessna 182N, Las Vegas, NV, August 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2000, 11:57 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2403° N, 115.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2403&lon=-115.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92596-2000-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000829014259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON AUGUST 29, 2000 AT 1147 PST, A/C DEPARTED LAS RWY 19R ENROUTE TO CCR(CONCORD, CA) CLEARANCE WAS GIVEN TURN RIGHT TO A HEADING OF 270 DEGREES AND MAINTAIN FOUR THOUSAND (4000) AT APPROX. 1153 PST, PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED AT YOUR DISCRETION, MAINTAIN VFR ALTITUDE AND CONTACT APPROACH ON 125.6 AND RESUME OWN NAVIGATION. AT APPROX. 1157 PST, A/C WAS  DESTROYED ON IMPACTWITH BOTH OCCUPANTS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA320), Aug 29, 2000: Cessna 182N (N92596), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions into rising terrain and the air traffic controller's failure to issue a Safety Advisory.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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