20060117000259A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Big Pine, CA · January 17, 2006

Date: January 17, 2006 · 21:00 local
Place: Big Pine, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6034J
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06FA091
Reported as: Cessna 182P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total

N6034JRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2008 · Cessna 182PS/N 18263611 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 2100 hours, January 17, 2006, a ground witness stated that an aircraft was flying low in darkness on a southerly direction adjacent to tilahana camp ground then crashed into a large hill and burst into flames. The location of impact was at approximately 3,900 feet MSL 6 miles south of Big Pine and 5 miles west of highway 395 California. During the site investigation it appears that the left wing made contact with the terrain first by the indications of ground signatures. GPS location of the accident site is in possession of the NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 HOURS, JANUARY 17, 2006, A GROUND WITNESS STATED THAT AN AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW IN DARKNESS ON A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ADJACENT TO TILAHANA CAMP GROUND THEN CRASHED INTO A LARGE HILL AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE LOCATION OF IMPACT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 3,900 FEET MSL 6 MILES SOUTH OF BIG PINE AND 5 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 CALIFORNIA. DURING THE SITE INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THAT THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN FIRST BY THE INDICATIONS OF GROUND SIGNATURES. GPS LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE IS IN POSSESSION OF THE NTSB.

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 LAX06FA091Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBig Pine, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude during a cruise descent that resulted in controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). Factors in the accident were the rising mountainous terrain, the dark nighttime lighting condition.Jan 18, 2006 · Destroyed