What happened
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(-23) On November 8, 2007, approximately 1917 pacific standard time, a Cessna T182T, N881CP, was destroyed after impacting mountainous terrain while in a climb near mount potosi, approximately 24 nautical miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. The airplane was registered to the civil air patrol, maxwell air force base, montgomery, Alabama. Both the left-seat and right-seat certificated airline trasnport pilots sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological dark night conditions prevailed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal cross-country flight, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed and activated at the time of the accident. The airplane, operating under civil air patrol mission number 2793 (CAP2793), departed the north Las Vegas airport (vgt) from runway 12R, approximately 1900, and was destined for rosamond, California (L00). At 1905:29 and approximately 5 NM west/southwest of vgt at 2700' MSL, CAP2793 contacted Las Vegas TRACON, mead radar control. The mead controller instructed the flight to remain outside the class b airspace. At 1906:34, the mead controller issued a safety alert, notifying CAP2793 of traffic, and CAP2793 acknowledged the alert. At 1910:33, the mead controller approved a climb to VFR requested altitude outside class bravo airspace and to contact approach 125.9 (daggett radar control). At 1910:50, CAP2793 contacted the daggett controller and indicated the airplane was leaving 4400' for 10500' was on a 210 course. The daggett controller approved CAP2793'S request for 10500' MSL and isntructed the flight to proceed on course. The last transmission was at 1912:10 when CAP2793 acknowledged the transmission. The last radar contact was at 1917:29 at 7000'. The airplane impacted a cliff on the east face of Mt. Potosi, approximate impact elevation 7200' MSL. The left wing, right wing and aft section of empennage were found next to the fuselage which was consumed by fire after falling into a ravine. Location of the wreckage was 35 degrees 57.542 minutes north latitude and 155 degrees 29.634 minutes west longitude at an elevation of approximately 7200' MSL. Wreckage was examined at off-site location and there was no evidence of mechanical failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 1917 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T182T, N881CP, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE IN A CLIMB NEAR MOUNT POTOSI, APPROXIMATELY 24 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. BOTH THE LEFT-SEAT AND RIGHT-SEAT CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRASNPORT PILOTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED AND ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATING UNDER CIVIL AIR PATROL MISSION NUMBER 2793 (CAP2793), DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) FROM RUNWAY 12R, APPROXIMATELY 1900, AND WAS DESTINED FOR ROSAMOND, CALIFORNIA (L00). AT 1905:29 AND APPROXIMATELY 5 NM WEST/SOUTHWEST OF VGT AT 2700' MSL, CAP2793 CONTACTED LAS VEGAS TRACON, MEAD RADAR CONTROL. THE MEAD CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE FLIGHT TO REMAIN OUTSIDE THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. AT 1906:34, THE MEAD CONTROLLER ISSUED A SAFETY ALERT, NOTIFYING CAP2793 OF TRAFFIC, AND CAP2793 ACKNOWLEDGED THE ALERT. AT 1910:33, THE MEAD CONTROLLER APPROVED A CLIMB TO VFR REQUESTED ALTITUDE OUTSIDE CLASS BRAVO AIRSPACE AND TO CONTACT APPROACH 125.9 (DAGGETT RADAR CONTROL). AT 1910:50, CAP2793 CONTACTED THE DAGGETT CONTROLLER AND INDICATED THE AIRPLANE WAS LEAVING 4400' FOR 10500' WAS ON A 210 COURSE. THE DAGGETT CONTROLLER APPROVED CAP2793'S REQUEST FOR 10500' MSL AND ISNTRUCTED THE FLIGHT TO PROCEED ON COURSE. THE LAST TRANSMISSION WAS AT 1912:10 WHEN CAP2793 ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE LAST RADAR CONTACT WAS AT 1917:29 AT 7000'. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A CLIFF ON THE EAST FACE OF MT. POTOSI, APPROXIMATE IMPACT ELEVATION 7200' MSL. THE LEFT WING, RIGHT WING AND AFT SECTION OF EMPENNAGE WERE FOUND NEXT TO THE FUSELAGE WHICH WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE AFTER FALLING INTO A RAVINE. LOCATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS 35 DEGREES 57.542 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 155 DEGREES 29.634 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7200' MSL. WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED AT OFF-SITE LOCATION AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
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