# Accident 20090805019409A: Cessna 182S, Napa, CA, August 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2009, 04:30 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1906° N, 122.2356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1906&lon=-122.2356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23750, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23750-2009-09-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 1,085 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090805019409A

## Narrative

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

1 NORTH OF NAPA, CA: N23750, C182, NAPA-BAKERSFIELD, CA. CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN HILLY TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.  POB: 1, INJURIES: FATAL, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR09FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA385), Aug 5, 2009: Cessna 182S (N23750), Napa, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The instrument-rated pilot’s loss of situational awareness and failure to follow the prescribed instrument departure clearance/procedure, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the terrain.

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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