Cessna 182 accident near Redding, CA

On November 16, 2018, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Redding, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

November 16, 2018

Place

Redding, CA

Aircraft

Cessna 182 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

40.527°N, 122.284°W

NTSB ID

20181115X30855

Official records · WPR19FA025

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

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 15, 2018 about 1827 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182K airplane, N2629R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Redding, California. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC), Sacramento, California, using the KENDL3 departure. According to a witness (another pilot who was at the same fixed base operator at RDD), before departure the pilot asked him “what is the KENDL3?”. The witness responded that he had just flown the HOMAN2 departure and suggested the pilot look at that departure instead. He informed the pilot he needed to make a right turn after departure. Shortly after, the witness heard over the radio that the pilot requested from the tower controller to change the flight plan from the KENDL3 departure to the HOMAN2 departure; however, the controller instructed the pilot to refile his flight plan or make their request with Oakland Center. The pilot then received the IFR clearance release as filed (with the KENDL3 departure). As the witness waited for his turn to take off, he noticed that, during the accident airplane’s initial climb, the pilot made a left turn instead of a right turn; he reported that the KENDL3 departure required a right turn immediately after departure. Flight track data was obtained from L3/Harris OpsVue, a commercially available web-based product that aggregates and ge

Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control after takeoff in dark night instrument meteorological 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.