# Accident 20171012018059A: Cessna 182H, Las Cruces, NM, October 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2017, 14:15 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3369° N, 106.9164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3369&lon=-106.9164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8338S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8338S-2018-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 32,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171012018059A

## Narrative

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

ON 10-12-2017 AT 2015 MST, A CESSNA 182 H , N8338S, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM. ON 10-12-2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:45 MST AND WAS RETURNING TO LAS CRUCES, NM.

NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE VMC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH POST CRASH FIRE AND BOTH THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE KILLED.

## 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 CEN18FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA009), Oct 13, 2017: Cessna 182H (N8338S), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Controlled flight into terrain in dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N8338S (1)

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

- [Incident 20040609010449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609010449I), Jun 9, 2004: Cessna 182H (N8338S), Belen, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On June 9, 2004, at approximately 1100 MDT, N8338S, a Cessna CE-182-H, departed the right side of runway 21 on landing rollout. The pilot-in-command and…

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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