- Date
- October 1, 1983, 20:40 local (Oct 2, 1983, 03:40 UTC)
- Place
- Snow Water Lake, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N92019Cessna 182M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831001052889A
- Case key
- 23891
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the terrain in a high speed wings level descent at night after encountering weather and icing at flt level of 13000 ft. the plt was in contact with salt lake center until 5 minutes before radar contact was lost and gave no indication of trouble except 'in the clouds and light ice.' Earlier he had described st elmos fire to the center. His last contact was a request for his noted ground speed from radar. It was 120 KTS according to salt lake ARTCC. During the on site examination of the acft wreckage flt control continuity prior to impact could not be established. The cockpit switches/control positions were destroyed. The engine was disassembled and no evidence was found of pre-impact failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92019
- Reported as
- Cessna 182M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18260005
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Micheal Wood
- Registered owner
- John Hunt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 11, 1983
- Departed
- LMT · Klamath Falls, OR
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,018 total · 3,200 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EKO, 39 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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