Cessna 182N accident near Las Vegas, NV
On August 29, 2000, a Cessna 182N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 29, 2000
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.240°N, 115.230°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21757
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 29, 2000, about 1157 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182N, N92596, was destroyed when it collided with mountainous terrain about 18 miles west of Las Vegas, Nevada. The private pilot and passenger both received fatal injuries. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed Las Vegas at 1147, destined for Concord, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure airport. The pilot obtained a preflight weather briefing at 1043 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reno, Nevada Flight Service Station. He filed a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan with the briefer but never opened it. Visual flight was not recommended for the route of flight, which was from Las Vegas via airway's Victor 105 to Victor 244 direct to Concord, at a cruising altitude of 12,500 feet mean sea level (msl). His proposed departure time was 1200. Prior to departure, Las Vegas Clearance Delivery issued a Class B VFR departure clearance to fly heading 270 degrees and climb to 4,000 feet msl, and a transponder code of 4205. The ground controller questioned the pilot about the weather to the west, noting the visibility was no more than 4 to 5 miles from his perspective in the tower. The pilot acknowledged. After departure, the airplane was handed off to the Las Vegas Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). The controller identified the airplane and asked the pilot to confirm heading and desired course. The pilot replied 270 heading and "going up V105." A climb to 5,500 feet msl was
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions into rising terrain and the air traffic controller's failure to issue a Safety Advisory.
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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.
