# NTSB LAX82FXQ12: Cessna 182R, N9968H, Dayton, NV, August 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1982, 04:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Dayton, NV
- Coordinates: 39.259567, -119.479179 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2596&lon=-119.4792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FXQ12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70419/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FXQ12

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18268151
- Airframe hours: 82
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 22; 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)

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

- [Accident 19820824041639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824041639A), Aug 24, 1982: Cessna 182R, Dayton, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Intoxicated student pilot and friend crashed out of control in a stolen airplane. Dark night. No student permit.

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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