# Accident 20061231029179A: Cessna TR182, Charlotte, NC, December 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2006, 16:24 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2311° N, 80.9014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2311&lon=-80.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7090S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7090S-2007-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231029179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AFTER PILOT MADE SEVERAL TURNS AND LOSS OF ALTITUDE DURING AN IFR FLIGHT FROM MANTEO, NC TO SHELBY, NC. CONTROLLERS REPORTED THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL TURNS BEYOND WHAT WAS INSTRUCTED AND WOULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE OR ASSIGNED HEADING. GROUND WITNESS STATED HE HEARD AND SAW THE AIRCRAFT JUST ABOVE THE TREE TOPS AND THEN HEARD THE ENGINE RPM GO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF SITE AND THEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 1 STREET BLOCK FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. ALL FOUR (4) PERSONS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 NYC07FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA052), Dec 31, 2006: Cessna TR182 (N7090S), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was instrument meteorological conditions.

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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