# Accident 20060804020339A: Cessna 182P, Shelter Cove, CA, August 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Shelter Cove, CA
- Airport: Shelter Cove Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0244° N, 124.0481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-124.0481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9904E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9904E-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 653 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804020339A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX06FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA256), Aug 4, 2006: Cessna 182P (N9904E), Whitethorn, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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