20120405007519A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Daggett, CA · April 5, 2012

Date: April 5, 2012 · 21:00 local
Place: Daggett, CA
Airport: Daggett
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5201F
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12FA154
Reported as: Cessna T182T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 727 total532 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N5201FRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Cessna T182TS/N T18208152 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 2020 hours on 04/05/2012, aircraft Cessna model T-182T sn: T18208152 , N5201F lost radio and radar contact with los angeles center. The san bernardino sheriff air unit initiated a search of the area. The aircraft debris field was found via helicopter search. The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that one person was on-board and it was a fatality. The aircraft was completely destroyed with a scattered debris field.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2020 HOURS ON 04/05/2012, AIRCRAFT CESSNA MODEL T-182T SN: T18208152 , N5201F LOST RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WITH LOS ANGELES CENTER. THE SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF AIR UNIT INITIATED A SEARCH OF THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT DEBRIS FIELD WAS FOUND VIA HELICOPTER SEARCH. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE PERSON WAS ON-BOARD AND IT WAS A FATALITY.THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH A SCATTERED DEBRIS FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12FA154Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLudlow, CAThe in-flight loss of control due to the pilot’s impairment as a result of hypoxia. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s operation of the airplane above 12,500 feet without the aid of supplemental oxygen.Apr 6, 2012 · Substantial damage