# Accident 20060924029949A: Cessna 182K, Sedona, AZ, September 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2006, 10:40 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9769° N, 111.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9769&lon=-111.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2700Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2700Q-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 212 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060924029949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT AND ONE PAX DEPARTED PHOENIX-DEER VALLEY (KDVT) FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO THE SEDONA, AZ (KSEZ) AIRPORT FOR LUNCH. AIRCRAFT NEVER MADE IT TO KSEZ. RADAR TRACK SHOWS AIRCRAFT TRANSPONDER LOST APPROX 9NM SW OF THE KSEZ AIRPORT. AS OF 3/22/2007, NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE TWO OCCUPANTS. CAP AND OTHER GROUND SEARCHES HAVE FOUND NO WRECKAGE TO DATE. THE FAMILIES HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION TO DATE. ANY UPDATES WILL BE SUBMITTED AS AMENDED. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE FAMILIES.

## 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 LAX06FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA304), Sep 24, 2006: Cessna 182K (N2700Q), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while maneuvering in mountainous/hilly terrain in a high density altitude environment.

## Other reports on N2700Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19731027035779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027035779A), Oct 27, 1973: Cessna 182K (N2700Q), Perris, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated x-wind gusting to 18K vbl. Acft porpoised,dmgd firewall & eng mounts.

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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