- Date
- December 10, 1982, 14:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N6166SCessna T182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821210063529A
- Case key
- 70027
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
Analysis
The acft hit a small pine tree located on the top of the ridge, then slid down a snow covered slope to the bottom of a ravine where it caught fire & burned. The pax was fatally burned & the plt received a severe head concussion. The prop was stopped at the time of impact & the flaps were down. The plt reported he was knocked unconscious & came to seconds before impact. At that time the pax was flying the acft. Local authorities are investigating alleged foul play.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6166S
- Reported as
- Cessna T182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T218201634
- Airframe hours
- 90
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Wolf-Fresno Flt. Ser.
- Registered owner
- Charlie L. Phillips
- Departed
- FCH · Fresno, CA
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, NV
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,776 total · 12 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.