# Accident 20190919013439A: Cessna 182H, Sparks, NV, September 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8246° N, 119.3541° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8246&lon=-119.3541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1891X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1891X-2020-07-07) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190919013439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA263), Sep 19, 2019: Cessna 182 (N1891X), Nixon, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A 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…

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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