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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Shelter Cove, CA · August 4, 2006

Date: August 4, 2006 · 10:30 local
Place: Shelter Cove, CA
Airport: Shelter Cove Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9904E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06FA256
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental IO470S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 653 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9904ERegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Cessna 182PS/N 18263964 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft with two persons on board took off from Shelter Cove Airport. The weather was heavy fog and low visibility. The aircraft impacted a mountain in level flight shortly after take-off killing both persons on board. (-23 amendment) the aircraft, a Cessna 182P, took off from Shelter Cove CA at approx 1000 local time. Two persons on board. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan with a void time of 1755 universal time. The aircraft took off on runway 12 to the south and impacted at the 1000 foot level approx 3 miles from the airport. The weather at ground level was heavy fog with the tops at approx 1300 ft. both persons on board were killed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD TOOK OFF FROM SHELTER COVE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS HEAVY FOG AND LOW VISIBILITY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF KILLING BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 182P, TOOK OFF FROM SHELTER COVE CA AT APPROX 1000 LOCAL TIME. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A VOID TIME OF 1755 UNIVERSAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 12 TO THE SOUTH AND IMPACTED AT THE 1000 FOOT LEVEL APPROX 3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE WEATHER AT GROUND LEVEL WAS HEAVY FOG WITH THE TOPS AT APPROX 1300 FT. BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD WERE KILLED.

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 LAX06FA256Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWhitethorn, CAThe pilot's loss of situational awareness with regard to the airplane's proximity to mountainous terrain, and her failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude or flight path, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the terrain.Aug 4, 2006 · Substantial damage