- Date
- September 1, 1986, 23:53 local (Sep 2, 1986, 05:53 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N83FCessna 182D
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860901042999A
- Case key
- 16845
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft departed the albuquerque, new Mexico, coronado arpt, at 2248 MDT, September 1, 1986, en route to Las Vegas, new Mexico. When the acft failed to arrive as scheduled, a search was initiated. The flight was lost on radar at 2353 MDT, 15 nautical miles south of Las Vegas. The wreckage was located at 1700 MDT on September 2, 1986. The acft had impacted in a 90 degree left wing low, nose down attitude and was scattered over an area 425 feet long. Weather in the area was thunderstorms with rain showers and hail.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253539
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Denis T. Romero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 4AC · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- LVS · Las Vegas, NM
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 868 total · 500 in this make and model · 682 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 28 knots, gusting 34
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVS, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.