Cessna 182 accident near Nixon, NV
On September 19, 2019, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nixon, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 19, 2019
- Place
- Nixon, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.825°N, 119.354°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190919X05306
Official records · WPR19FA263
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Record of Communication Regarding Air Traffic Control Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Record of Communication Regarding Search and Rescue Efforts: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 19, 2019, about 1020 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182H, N1891X, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Nixon, Nevada. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, about 0945 and was destined for Nampa Municipal Airport (MAN), Nampa, Idaho. The pilot established contact with air traffic control personnel northeast of the Carson Airport (CXP), Carson, Nevada and requested visual flight rules (VFR) flight following to MAN. Communication was established and the airplane continued to fly towards its destination. While the airplane was flying over mountainous terrain north of Reno, Nevada, the controller observed the airplane enter a right turn and reverse course. The controller asked the pilot if he was returning to the Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO), to which there was no response. The controller attempted to re-establish radio communication with the airplane, but to no avail. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) tracking data associated with the accident airplane started about 10 miles northeast of TVL at an altitude of about 7,925 ft mean sea level (msl) as the airplane flew northeast. The airplane continued northeast about 8,000 ft until it entered a climb southeast of Reno, Nevada. The airplane leveled off about 10,000 ft msl and turned onto a north-northwesterly heading. The airplane continued flying be
Probable cause
A loss of airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial disorientation after inadvertently entering instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inexperience in IMC 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.
