Cessna T182T accident near Las Vegas, NV

On November 9, 2007, a Cessna T182T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

November 9, 2007

Place

Las Vegas, NV

Aircraft

Cessna T182T · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

35.959°N, 115.494°W

NTSB ID

20071121X01832

Official records · SEA08FA023

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

"THIS CASE WAS MODIFIED JANUARY 27, 2009." HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 8, 2007, about 1918 Pacific standard time, a Cessna T182T, N881CP, was destroyed after impacting mountainous terrain during climb to cruise near Potosi Mountain, about 13 nautical miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. The airplane was registered to the Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. The left-seat first pilot and right-seat second pilot, both of whom possessed airline transport pilot certificates, were killed. Visual meteorological dark night conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal cross-country flight, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed and activated at the time of the accident. The flight departed the North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), Las Vegas, Nevada, about 1905, and was destined for the Rosamond Skypark (L00), Rosamond, California. At 1822 the pilot of N881CP filed a VFR flight plan from VGT to L00 and stated that he did not need a weather briefing. Air Traffic Control recorded the flight as CAP Flight 2793. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) recorded data indicates that after departing VGT on Runway 30L, the airplane turned to a southwesterly heading. At 1905:29, the pilot made the following transmission: "Las Vegas departure, Cap Flight 2793 is with you. We're leaving, ah, twenty-seven hundred for ten point five." The controller responded, "Cap Flight twenty-seven ninety-three, Las Vegas departure. Ident, and ah, remain outside of class Bravo airspace." The pilot acknowledged the controller's

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance/altitude during climb to cruise. Contributing to the accident were rising mountainous terrain, the dark nighttime lighting condition, the pilot's loss of situational awareness, and the Federal Aviation Administration controller's failure to issue a terrain-related safety alert.

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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.