Cessna 182R accident near Markleeville, CA
On November 3, 1997, a Cessna 182R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Markleeville, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 3, 1997
- Place
- Markleeville, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.729°N, 119.841°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09197
Official records · LAX98GA029
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 3, 1997, at 1143 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182R, N2043E, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain approximately 19 statute miles south of Markleeville, California. The pilot and one observer were fatally injured and a second observer was seriously burned. The flight departed Carson City, Nevada, on a local Civil Air Patrol search mission as a U.S. Air Force Auxiliary aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan had been filed. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was a retired United Airlines captain and held an airline transport pilot certificate with airplane single and multiengine land, instrument-airplane and helicopter, and certified flight instructor ratings. He also held a valid first-class medical certificate with a restriction to wear corrective lenses while piloting an aircraft. He had flown a total of 19,480 hours in all types of aircraft with 30 hours in the previous 90 days. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records indicated that the aircraft was a 1982 model Cessna 182R powered by a 230 horsepower Teledyne-Continental engine, model O-470U. The aircraft logbook indicated a total flight time of 6,062 hours. The engine log indicated that the engine had a total of 1,093 hours since new. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION At the time of the accident, a high pressure system was dominant over the central Sierra Nevada mountains with visibility in excess of 30 miles, and thin/broken-to-scattered cloud formations at 8,000 feet agl. The free air temperature and dew
Probable cause
the pilot-passenger's failure to maintain sufficient altitude and airspeed to avoid collision with terrain, and the pilot-in-command's diverted attention and failure to recognize a deteriorating situation in time to effect a safe recovery.
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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.
