# Accident 20160515009919A: Cessna R182, Altadena, CA, May 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2016, 08:42 local time
- Place: Altadena, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2247° N, 118.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2247&lon=-118.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133BW-2016-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160515009919A

## Narrative

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

DURING VECTOR FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO SANTA MONICA AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA (KSMO), ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ASSIGNED HEADING WITHOUT RESPONDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADIO CALLS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN (4,050' ELEVATION), APPROXIMATELY 20 NM AFTER TURNING TO ASSIGNED HEADING. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED WITHIN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR BROWN MOUNTAIN, ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST, OF ALTADENA, CA.

## 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 WPR16FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA111), May 15, 2016: Cessna R182 (N133BW), Altadena, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising mountainous terrain while flying in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the loss of radio communications for a…

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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