- Date
- March 19, 1983, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Littlefield, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2646GCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23495
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aircraft performance,climb capability - exceededCause
Became lost/disoriented - inadvertentCause
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The passenger stated the flt was behind schedule, and an airport thought to be tuweep was spotted. They descended to 150-200 ft to read a sign and when the plt tried to climb in a left turn he collided with rising terrain. The accident location is about 8 miles west of the destination arpt. No abnormal conditions were found in a post accident examinationof the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2646G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 41946
- Airframe hours
- 4,790
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 28, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- SEZ · Sedona, AZ
- Destination
- L50 · Tuweep, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 10 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Observed at
- PHX, 180 nm away