# Accident 20030425010849A: Cessna TR182, Eagleville, CA, April 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2003, 17:12 local time
- Place: Eagleville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2706° N, 120.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2706&lon=-120.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327PC-2004-03-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030425010849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2003, MR. DONALD M. LEA WAS FLYING A CESSNA TR182, N327PC ON A TRIP FROM SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA TO LAKE COUNTY AIRPORT, LAKEVIEW, OREGON. AT APPROXIMATELY 1711 PDT, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FROM 14,000 MSL AND TURNED RIGHT, A SHORT TIME LATER FAA LOST RADAR CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY BY THE MODOC COUNTY SHERIFF. THE IMPACT SITE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MSL ADJACENT TO THE UPWARD SLOPE OF A VERTICAL MOUNTAIN, 1 MILE NORTH OF ITS LAST RADAR POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX03FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA142), Apr 26, 2003: Cessna TR182 (N327PC), Eagleville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with mountain wave activity with downdrafts and severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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