Cessna R172K accident near Cold Springs, NV
On May 29, 2011, a Cessna R172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cold Springs, NV. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 29, 2011
- Place
- Cold Springs, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.734°N, 119.993°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110531X35220
Official records · WPR11FA241
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Radar Plot: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Communication D30, 2208-2221Z: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Communication R30, 2202-2229Z: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Communication R30, 2240-2332Z: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 28, 2011, approximately 1800 Pacific daylight time (PDT), N9831V, a Cessna R172K, collided with terrain about 4 miles north-northwest of Cold Springs, Nevada. The owner was operating the privately owned airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airplane was substantially damaged. The instrument-rated private pilot, the airplane owner, who held a private pilot certificate, and a passenger, sustained fatal injuries. A combination of visual and instrument meteorological conditions existed along the route of flight. At the time of the accident, the pilot was not operating under a flight plan or visual flight rules flight following. The airplane departed Roseburg, Oregon, operating under an instrument flight rules clearance at 1507. According to personnel at the Roseburg fixed-base-operator (FBO), the airplane owner had likely flown to Roseburg on Friday, May 27. On Saturday, the airplane owner contacted the FBO to query whether or not there was an instrument-rated pilot that could fly the airplane from Roseburg to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and be reimbursed for expenses. The pilot was contacted, and arrived at the airport to check out the airplane prior to the flight. He also filled the fuel tanks to capacity. According to the personnel at the FBO, the pilot intended to fly the owner and passenger to Reno International Airport, Reno, Nevada, and then return to Roseburg, as weather conditions improved along the route of flight after Reno. According to the owner of Ocean Air, a flight school at Roseburg, the airplan
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a controlled collision with 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.
