# Accident 20151116022599A: Cessna 182G, Albuquerque, NM, November 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2015, 12:55 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0000° N, 106.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0000&lon=-106.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2440R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2440R-2018-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 33 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151116022599A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/16/2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1255L, A CESSNA 182G AIRCRAFT, N2440R REGISTERED TO  MOORE AVIATION, LLC, IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST/SOUTHWEST OF SANDIA PARK, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PART 91 PERSONAL BUSINESS FLIGHT.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.   THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ALL SYSTEMS. THE CERTIFICATED INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) FROM WICHITA FALLS, TX (KCWC) ON 11/16/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930L.  FINAL DESTINATION WAS PLANNED FOR LAS VEGAS, NV (KVGT).  THE 1252L ABQ METAR WEATHER INDICATED, ?29021G27KT 10SM FEW005 BKN041 OVC110 04/M01 A2962 RMK AO2 PK WND 26036/1900 RAE23 SLP010 MTNS OBSC NE-SE P0002 T00441006?

## 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 CEN16FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA042), Nov 16, 2015: Cessna 182G (N2440R), Sandia Park, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

## Other reports on N2440R (1)

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

- [Accident 20130509007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130509007459A), May 9, 2013: Cessna 182G (N2440R), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft sustained a loss of engine power at approximately 2000 ft AGL and made an emergency landing in a cow pasture. Nose landing gear seperated from…

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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