# Accident 20120405007519A: Cessna T182T, Daggett, CA, April 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2012, 21:00 local time
- Place: Daggett, CA
- Airport: Daggett
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9447° N, 115.9564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9447&lon=-115.9564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5201F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5201F-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 532 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120405007519A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA154), Apr 6, 2012: Cessna T182 (N5201F), Ludlow, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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