# Accident 20070715017169A: Cessna 182S, New River, AZ, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 03:29 local time
- Place: New River, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9711° N, 112.0194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9711&lon=-112.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2454M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2454M-2007-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,296 total, 10 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715017169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N2454M DEPARTED FROM KSDL AT 3;13AM ON JULY 15, 2007 ENROUTE TO ITS HOME BASE OF KPRC. RADAR TRACKS SHOW THAT THE PILOT FOLLOWED A STRAIGHT PATH TOWARD KPRC UNTIL ITS LAST RADAR RETURN AT 33 DEGREES 58'22"N AND 112 DEGREES 1'21"W, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8500'MSL. THIS LAST RADAR RETURN IS APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2600 FEET. THE WRECKAGE INDICATED A HIGH ENERGY IMPACT WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF ENTRY. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED ALONG THE IMPACT PATH APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET, (ON A SOUTHBOUND HEADING) AND EXTENDED 150 FEET TO THE EAST AND 175 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. AWP DAILY REPORT INDICATES EVENT OCCURRED 0213 PDT/MST. HOWEVER, PILOT SENT A TEXT MESSAGE AT 0311 PDT/MST, AND TOOK OFF FROM SDL AT 0313 PDT/MST. AN EARLY REPORT OF THIS EVENT ERRONEOUSLY INDICATED THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FFZ. SDL WAS CORRECT ORIGINATION.

## 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 SEA07FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA199), Jul 15, 2007: Cessna 182S (N2454M), New River, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC and his ensuing failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight. Contributing factors were the cloudy weather and the dark night 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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