Cessna 182RG accident near Beaver Dam, AZ
On April 6, 1996, a Cessna 182RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Beaver Dam, AZ. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 6, 1996
- Place
- Beaver Dam, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.900°N, 113.940°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05595
NTSB summary
History of Flight On April 5, 1996, about 1954 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 182RG, N600CT, crashed about 46 miles southeast of Beaver Dam, Arizona. The pilot was conducting a visual flight rules personal flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. The pilot did not file a flight plan, but he was receiving radar flight following from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Los Angeles [California] Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). The airplane, operated by Sunrise Aviation, Santa Ana, California, was destroyed. The certificated commercial pilot and three passengers sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, California, about 1330. The flight landed at Grand Canyon Airport, Grand Canyon, Arizona, about 1715 and departed about 1901. The FAA, Western-Pacific Region Operations Officer reported that at 1942 the pilot told the Los Angeles ARTCC sector controller that the airplane's engine was developing a propeller governor problem and declared an emergency. According to the radio communications between the pilot and the LAX ARTCC sector controller, he reported that the engine propeller stopped at 1948. The sector controller provided the pilot with information on the nearest airports/airstrips. When it was apparent that the airplane's altitude was insufficient to negotiate the airport, the sector controller pointed out a secondary road near the airplane's position. At 1952, the sector controller lost radar and radio communications with N600CT. The pilot said in a telephone interview conducte
Probable cause
an engine failure due to oil starvation resulting from the pilot's improper aircraft preflight. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the operator to ascertain that proper maintenance was performed after the airplane's high oil consumption rate was reported.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
