# Accident 20110528010639A: Cessna R172K, Cold Springs, NV, May 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2011, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cold Springs, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7339° N, 119.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7339&lon=-119.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9831V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9831V-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110528010639A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 28, 2011, ABOUT 1800 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), N9831VV A CESSNA R172K, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF COLD SPRINGS, NEVADA.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ROSEBURG, OREGON, OPERATING UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN AT 1507. AN INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT OCCUPIED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OCCUPIED THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING THE PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  A COMBINATION OF VISUAL AND INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS NOT OPERATING UNDER A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 WPR11FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA241), May 29, 2011: Cessna R172K (N9831V), Cold Springs, NV, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a controlled collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N9831V (1)

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

- [Incident 19940302007499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940302007499I), Mar 2, 1994: Cessna 172K (N9831V), Petaluma, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a touch and go landing. Veered off left side of runway.

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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