Cessna 182S accident near New River, AZ
On July 15, 2007, a Cessna 182S (airplane) was involved in an accident near New River, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 15, 2007
- Place
- New River, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.971°N, 112.019°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070723X00983
Official records · SEA07FA199
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 15, 2007, at 0330 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182S, N2454M, was substantially damaged when it impacted mountainous terrain near New River, Arizona. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his instrument rated private pilot passenger were fatally injured. A private individual was operating the airplane under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the night cross-country personal flight's departure from Scottsdale, Arizona. The flight originated approximately 17 minutes before the accident. A flight plan had not been filed, but friends of the pilot said the destination was Prescott, Arizona. The pilot and his passenger departed Prescott late on July 14 to have dinner with the pilot's uncle. The uncle said that he took them to a pizza restaurant near the Scottsdale Airport; they parted company at approximately 2130. Friends of the two men said that they were intending to stay the night, but were prepared to fly back to Prescott if their plans changed. Security cameras at the Scottsdale Airport show the pilot and his passenger passing through a security gate to the flight line, at 0231 to 0234. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data indicated that the airplane departed Scottsdale on runway 03, at 0313. The pilot's cell phone records indicate that he made a call at 0310 and he sent his last text message at 0319. The airplane flew north with a ground speed of about 90 knots; it climbed steadily until 0327:02 when it leveled off at 8,500 feet mean sea level (msl). After 0328:43, the FAA rada
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC and his ensuing failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight. Contributing factors were the cloudy weather and the dark night conditions.
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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.
