- Date
- August 24, 1982, 04:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dayton, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9968HCessna 182R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820824041639A
- Case key
- 70419
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Analysis
At about 0130 the plt & 4 companions were evicted from the cocktail lounge at carson city arpt for being drunk & disorderly. After the lounge closed they continued their drinking on the acft ramp where the plt & one companion attempted to steal a twin-eng ultralight. After starting one eng they were unable to start the other & aborted the ultralight theft. N9968H was reported stolen on the afternoon of the following day & found at 1815 on 8/26. The plt was endorsed for solo in 1977 but there was no record of any flt instruction having been given to the plt since the endorsement. The plt's liver tissue fluid alcohol level was 143 mg% & the passenger's 178 mg%. The accident occurred in desert terrain at night.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9968H
- Reported as
- Cessna 182R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18268151
- Airframe hours
- 82
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carson Tahoe Aviation
- Registered owner
- Carson Tahoe Aviation
- Departed
- Carson City, NV
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 135 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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