- Date
- December 21, 1983, 17:15 local (Dec 22, 1983, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Humbolt, NV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGCGACessna 182E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23921
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 encounter with weather
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityCause
Terrain condition - high terrainFactor
Weather condition - cloudsFactor
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Weather condition - snowFactor
Weather condition - whiteoutFactor
Vfr flight into imc - continuedCause
Self-induced pressureFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
In-flight planning/decision - delayedCause
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Pull-up - improper
Visual/aural detection
Analysis
While on a x-country flt in a mountainous area, the acft crashed into the side of a snow covered mountain. Impact occurred at the 8200 ft level in prince royal canyon. The canyon sloped upward to the south & terminated at an elevation of about 8900 ft. the acft was on an easterly heading in a slight left bank when it crashed. According to an NTSB meteorological summery, the cloud bases would have been near the 7000 ft level in that area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGCGA
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253918
- Airframe hours
- 2,605
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Deborah Hobbs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 20, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- ALW · Walla Walla, WA
- Destination
- ANO · Reno, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 95 in this make and model · 18 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WMC, 31 nm away