# NTSB WPR09CA037: Cessna 182S, N24658, White Swan, WA, November 12, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 12, 2008, 10:07 local (18:07 UTC) - Place: White Swan, WA - Coordinates: 46.258609, -120.733055 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2586&lon=-120.7331&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Prior to flight: Security/criminal event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 24, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Aircraft Owner, FAA FSDO, Tribal PD - NTSB case key (mKey): 69439 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA037 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69439/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA037 ## Probable cause Collision with terrain while maneuvering for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Intentional act: stolen/unauthorized](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020): Personnel issues › Miscellaneous · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Security/criminal event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350/sequence.md) - [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives and investigating police agencies, the airplane was stolen from the owner's hangar. The registered owner of the airplane reported that he last flew the airplane on November 7, 2008. After completing the flight, the airplane was moved to his hangar. On November 12, 2008, a witness observed the airplane circling, at a low altitude. Shortly thereafter, police received reports of a downed airplane in the general area of the earlier sighting. Later that day the airplane was found abandoned. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. At the time of this report, the pilot has not been located or identified, and the purpose of the unauthorized flight is not known. ## Factual narrative According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives, the Cessna 182S airplane was stolen from the owner's hangar at the Orcas Island Airport (KORS), East Sound, Washington. The registered owner of the airplane reported that he last flew the airplane on November 7, 2008. After completing the flight, the airplane was moved to his hangar. On November 12, 2008, about 0900, a witness observed the airplane circling, at a low altitude, approximately nine miles south of White Swan, Washington. Shortly thereafter, at 0917, Yakama Nations Tribal Police received reports of a downed airplane in the general area of the earlier sighting. Approximately 30 minutes later the airplane was found abandoned. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. At the time of this report, the pilot has not been located or identified, and the purpose of the unauthorized flight is not known. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N24658](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24658), registered now, S/N 18280660 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280660 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Operator: Unknown - Registered owner: Rivers Robert J - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2008 - Departed: KORS, East Sound, WA - Destination: Unknown, WA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; medical: unknown; flight hours: 1 total, 1 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20081112851209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081112851209A), Nov 12, 2008: Cessna 182S, White Swan, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was stolen from the orcus island airport, and flown to about 8.6 miles south of White Swan, Washington where the person that was flying the… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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