Cessna T182T accident near Burney, CA
On May 27, 2006, a Cessna T182T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burney, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 27, 2006
- Place
- Burney, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.687°N, 121.619°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060607X00707
Official records · LAX06FA186
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpt FAA ATC Transcripts OAK Center: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 27, 2006, about 1310 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T182T, N451JE, impacted mountainous terrain near Burney, California. California Flight Center operated the airplane as a rental flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed; the private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight that departed Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field), Long Beach, California, at 0903. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight was destined for Fall River Mills Airport (O89), Fall River Mills, California. The airplane became the subject of an alert notification (ALNOT) after Oakland Center (ZOA) lost radar and radio contact with the airplane and pilot. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Quality Assurance employee reviewed radio transmissions between the Oakland Center controller and the pilot. The controller working the flight reported that the pilot had cancelled the IFR portion of his flight at 1239, near Chico, California. The pilot requested visual flight rules (VFR) flight following for the remainder of the flight to Fall River Mills. At 1308, at 11,000 feet, the controller reported a loss of radar and radio contact. There were no reports of a distress call from the pilot. The controller initiated search and rescue efforts. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of FAA airman records revealed the pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land and instrument ratings. The pilot received his instrument r
Probable cause
the pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from mountainous 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.
