# NTSB WPR09CA474: Cessna T182T, N2183P, Granite Falls, WA, September 29, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 29, 2009, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Granite Falls, WA
- Coordinates: 48.080276, -121.96389
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0803&lon=-121.9639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Security/criminal event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 2009
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA474
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74839/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74839
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA474

## Probable cause

Landing in rugged terrain for undetermined reasons.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md)
- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)
- [Intentional act: stolen/unauthorized](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020): Personnel issues › Miscellaneous · Not specified; cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020/cases.md?model=2072738), [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.

- [Unknown: Security/criminal event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/350/sequence.md)
- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072738), [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 locked hangar. The airplane was located two days later in a clear cut and had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flaps had been extended and the mixture and throttle controls had been pulled aft. 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 and investigating police agencies, the airplane was stolen from the owner's locked hangar on September 29, 2009. The airplane was located two days later in a clear cut and had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flaps had been extended and the mixture and throttle controls had been pulled aft. 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: [N2183P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2183P), registered now, S/N T18208470, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18208470
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540 SER 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 65S, Bonners Ferry, ID
- Destination: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; medical: unknown; flight hours: 5 total, 5 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.78 inHg
- Observed at: EAT, 31 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20090929017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090929017359A), Sep 29, 2009: Cessna T182T, Granite Falls, WA, Destroyed. (-23) On September 29, 2009 at boundary county airport, id a Cessna C-182-T, N2183P, serial number T18208470 was reported stolen by the owner. Witnesses state…

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 23, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74839. 2.5 MB in all.

- Law Enforcement Record of Conversation (item 1, .PDF, 13 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320435&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Law%20Enforcement%20Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF
- FAA Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 13 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320438&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF
- Photo 1. Accident Site (Provided by FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320436&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20Accident%20Site%20(Provided%20by%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Photo 2. Accident Site Front View (Provided by FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 359 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320437&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202.%20Accident%20Site%20Front%20View%20(Provided%20by%20FAA)-Master.PDF

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. Compare the reported make and model.

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