# NTSB LAX82FXQ06: Cessna 182, N5298N, Lake Tahoe, CA, March 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: March 14, 1982, 17:50 local (Mar 15, 1982, 01:50 UTC)
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FXQ06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71330/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FXQ06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, climb - to cruise
  - weather condition - icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

A PILOT WHO LANDED PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE OF N5298N STATED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 1/4 INCH OF AIRFRAME ICE WHILE OVER THE LTA VOR. AN EMPLOYEE OF LAKE TAHOE AVIATION FUELING SERVICE INFORMED THE PILOT OF N5298N OF THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE CESSNA P210 THAT HAD JUST LANDED. AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT OF N5298N REPORTED ENTERING IMC AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FEET. HE REQUESTED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM SACRAMENTO FLIGHT SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD TO STANDBY FOR A MOMENT. FURTHER COMMUNICATION WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. ON MARCH 21, 1982 THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPOTTED AT THE 13,600-FOOT LEVEL OF A MOUNTAIN PEAK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5298N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5298N-1984-05-22), registration cancelled 1984-05-22, S/N 18267630 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18267630
- Airframe hours: 371
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Flyin Country Club
- Registered owner: Flyin Country Club
- Departed: LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Destination: SAN JOSE, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, invalid medical for flight; flight hours: 520 total, 450 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk
- Lowest ceiling: 9,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 43 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820314004079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314004079A), Mar 14, 1982: Cessna 182Q, South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Climbed into clouds after takeoff without a clearance. Flew into side of a mountain awaiting an IFR clearance.

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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