# NTSB LAX79FA007: Cessna 182P, N96060, Whiteriver, AZ, October 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1978
- Place: Whiteriver, AZ · WHITERIVER, AZ
- Location: 33.8398° N, 109.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiteriver, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8398&lon=-109.9608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4228  78/10/25   WHITERIVER,AZ       CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 350
        TIME - 1915                    N96060              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITERIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHOENIX,AZ                  SHOW LOW,AZ                  WHITERIVER,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIM STATES R/HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN.ACFT OBSERVED TURNING LEFT DIRECTLY INTO MTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N96060 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Whiteriver

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.

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