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FAA accident report · Cessna 182H · Sparks, NV · September 19, 2019

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Date
September 19, 2019 · 10:30 local
Place
Sparks, NV
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1891X
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR19FA263
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
275 total
N1891XRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2020 · Cessna 182HS/N 18255991 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

An alnot was reported at 1252 the aircraft crashed in the pah rah mountain range near pyramid lake as a result of controled flight into terrain. There was a post crash fire reported when washoe county search and rescue found the crash site. Snow and low visibility was showing on a video fire camera at the time of the alnot report from the mountain ridge top in that area.

As the FAA filed it

AN ALNOT WAS REPORTED AT 1252 THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE PAH RAH MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR PYRAMID LAKE AS A RESULT OF CONTROLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE REPORTED WHEN WASHOE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE FOUND THE CRASH SITE. SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY WAS SHOWING ON A VIDEO FIRE CAMERA AT THE TIME OF THE ALNOT REPORT FROM THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP IN THAT AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19FA263Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNixon, NVA loss of airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial disorientation after inadvertently entering instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inexperience in IMC conditions.Sep 19, 2019 · Destroyed