- Date
- November 27, 1983, 17:00 local (Nov 28, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N91478Cessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831128059019A
- Case key
- 24100
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a x-country flt, the acft collided with the crest of a 10,000 ft mountain. Witnesses stated that the plt had circled in the area prior to the accident. The accident reportedly occurred at dusk, but witnesses said the area to the north of the site was 'pitch black.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91478
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052099
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ray Hamblin Elsmore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.