Cessna 182S accident near Little River, CA
On November 1, 2001, a Cessna 182S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Little River, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 1, 2001
- Place
- Little River, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.275°N, 123.700°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011113X02226
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 31, 2001, about 1800 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182S, N7270E, impacted trees and terrain 1.5 miles from Little River Airport (048), Little River, California. The pilot operated the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed in the post-impact fire. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The personal cross-country flight departed Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), Palo Alto, California, about 1700, en route to Little River. A combination of night visual and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no instrument flight rules (IFR) or visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed for the cross-country flight. The wreckage was at 39 degrees 16.31 minutes north latitude and 123 degrees 42.87 minutes west longitude. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, there is no record that the pilot requested or received a weather briefing for the flight. A witness at the airport said that just before 1800 he heard an aircraft circling in the vicinity of the airport; however, he could not see it because of the low clouds and fog over the field. Using his hand-held radio on the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) 122.7, the witness established contact with the pilot. The pilot said he was trying to land at the airport, and at one point could see the runway lights through the fog, but had lost sight of the runway. The witness then heard the aircraft continue to the east at what sounded like a reduced power setting. There was no furthe
Probable cause
the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.
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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.
