# Accident 20121018024309A: Cessna 182P, Desert Hills, AZ, October 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2012, 12:12 local time
- Place: Desert Hills, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8003° N, 114.1619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8003&lon=-114.1619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20939-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121018024309A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/18/2012 THE PILOT OF N20939 WENT TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT HII TO RETRIEVE HIS AIRCRAFT POST ANNUAL INSPECTION. FROM HII THE PILOT WOULD RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HANGAR AT EAGLE AIRPARK AZ. DUE TO A NICE DAY TO FLY THE PILOT DECIDED TO ALTER HIS ROUTE TO FLY OVER GOLDEN VALLEY AZ. PRIOR TO REACHING GOLDEN VALLEY THE PILOT OF N20939 STRUCK A HILL NEAR YUCCA AZ, FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF. NO OTHER PERSONS ONBOARD.

## 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 WPR13FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA017), Oct 18, 2012: Cessna 182P (N20939), Yucca, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to take corrective action to avoid terrain during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would…

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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