# Accident 20001209022999A: Cessna TR182, Petaluma, CA, December 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2000, 19:28 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2722° N, 122.5342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2722&lon=-122.5342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739HB-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001209022999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C CESSNA CE-TR182, REGISTRATION NUMBER N739HB DEPARTED NAPA (APC), UNDER AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, ENROUTE TO PETALUMA (069), AT APPROX. 1916 LCL. OAKLAND CENTER (OAK CNTR) INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO CROSS SKAGGS ISLAND VOR (SGD) AT THREE THOUSAND, AND CLEARED THE A/C FOR VOR DME RUNWAY 29 APPROACH TO PETALUMA, AS REQUESTED. RADAR CONTACT AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE EVIDENCED UNTIL APPROX. 1923 LCL, AT WHICH TIME OAK CNTR ADVISED THE A/C THAT THERE WAS NO OBSERVED TRAFFIC IN THE VICINITY, AND RADAR SERVICE WAS TERMINATED. A/C WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT CANCELLATION OF IFR CLEARANCE, TO WHICH THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED. COMMUNICATION WAS LOST AT APPROX. 1928 LCL. A/C IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN BELOW THE RIDGE-TOP OF 1250' MSL, AT 1000' MSL, (LAT. 38 16'.34; LONG. 123 35'.05). THE A/C IMPACTED IN A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CONFIGURATION, AT RELATIVELY SLOW FLIGHT. A/C WAS FOUND 9.4 MILES FROM THE SKAGGS ISLAND VOR, ON THE 291 RADIAL. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 LAX01FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA055), Dec 10, 2000: Cessna TR182 (N739HB), Petaluma, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper IFR procedure, failure to maintain course alignment, and use of a nonapproved handheld GPS receiver for navigation during flight in actual instrument meteorological conditions.…

## Other reports on N739HB (2)

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

- [Incident 19910624028279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910624028279I), Jun 24, 1991: Cessna TR182 (N739HB), Rochester, MN. Engine lost power on descent. Landed off airport. Water in fuel strainers and sump. Suspect condensation.
- [Incident 19790413010189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413010189I), Apr 13, 1979: Cessna R182 (N739HB), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get safe nose gear light. Nose gear did not extend.

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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