Cessna 182S accident near Santa Rosa, CA
On October 4, 2000, a Cessna 182S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 4, 2000
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.513°N, 122.862°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22176
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 4, 2000, about 0931 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182S, N2373D, descended into a pond about 2.3 nautical miles west of the Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, California. Dragonfly Aviation, Inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot owned and operated a Cessna 206. It was receiving maintenance, and the pilot rented the accident airplane from a local fixed base operator to fly to a business meeting in Concord, California. During the impact sequence, the rented airplane was destroyed, and it sank in a pond to an estimated 50-foot depth. The pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed by the private pilot. The flight originated from Santa Rosa about 0927. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot had requested and received an IFR departure clearance for the Santa Rosa Five Departure. He was then cleared to takeoff from runway 19 and climb to 5,000 feet, or until reaching visual conditions and canceling the IFR clearance. The prescribed departure procedure required the pilot to execute a right turn upon takeoff. Prior to taking off, the pilot read back the instrument clearance including the assigned transponder code of 3321. At 0929:29, a radar controller from the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) established radio contact with the airborne pilot. The pilot reported to the ARTCC controller that he was climbing through 1,100 feet mean sea level (msl). At 0929:34, the controller ackn
Probable cause
the pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. A related factor was the low ceiling.
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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.
