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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Las Vegas, NV · June 28, 2003

Date: June 28, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6182U
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA214
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,100 total106 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6182URegistration cancelled Oct 8, 2003 · Cessna 152S/N 15284734 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was in canyon attempting to make a 180 degree turn when the engine lost power and the aircraft lost altitude. The pilot tried to land on a state road, route 157, but was unable to. The aircraft struck a telephone pole with the left wing, spinning the aircraft 180 degrees and landed in a group of trees facing backwards. There were several witnesses that heard the engine "sputtering and missing" and saw the aircraft crash. The aircraft stopped about 5 feet from a house. The occupants of the house sprayed the aircraft and the pilot immediately upon landing. Some witnesses saw and heard the aircraft and followed it until it crashed. The pilot was able to get out of the aircraft by herself and get help from several people.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS IN CANYON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON A STATE ROAD, ROUTE 157, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND LANDED IN A GROUP OF TREES FACING BACKWARDS. THERE WERE SEVERAL WITNESSES THAT HEARD THE ENGINE "SPUTTERING AND MISSING" AND SAW THE AIRCRAFT CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABOUT 5 FEET FROM A HOUSE. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE SPRAYED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY UPON LANDING. SOME WITNESSES SAW AND HEARD THE AIRCRAFT AND FOLLOWED IT UNTIL IT CRASHED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BY HERSELF AND GET HELP FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE.

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 LAX03LA214Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMt. Charleston, NVthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and selection of the wrong route of flight, which led the airplane toward rising terrain in excess of the performance capability of the airplane. Also causal was the pilot's delayed decision to divert her route of…Jun 28, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6182U · 1

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

Accident 19970612015179AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Bridgeport, TXBecame lost on cross country. Exhausted fuel. Struck rocks landing. Nosed over onto barbed wire fence. (-23) on June 12, 1997, at approximately 1626 CDT, a Cessna (CE-152-152) N6182U received substantial damage during an off airport forced landing. The…Jun 12, 1997 · Substantial damage