Cessna 182 accident near Goodyear, AZ
On December 22, 2019, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Goodyear, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 22, 2019
- Place
- Goodyear, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.397°N, 112.398°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191222X10029
Official records · WPR20FA049
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On December 21, 2019, at 1822 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182F, N3371U, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Goodyear, Arizona. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Aviation Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot's wife stated that she had driven him to Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU), Glendale, Arizona earlier that day so that he could pick up his airplane from an avionics shop where he had had an automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) system installed. When he got to GEU, he had trouble getting the ADSB system to work, and spent the next 2 hours with the avionics shop trying to rectify the issue. After 2 hours, the pilot called his wife to let her know what the situation was and that he was going to fly back to his home airport (Phoenix Goodyear Airport [GYR]). He believed the issue was a software problem, and that he needed to update the software to get the ADS-B to work properly. The pilot’s wife stated that the pilot returned to the house, updated the software, and returned to GYR to conduct a check flight of the ADS-B. At 1801, the pilot texted his wife to let her know that everything looked great and he was going for a short flight. Radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), identified the airplane's flight track. The radar track showed the airplane depart from GYR and fly on a southwest heading for about 4 minutes. The airplane then flew a figure-eight pattern before heading back toward GYR on a northeast heading. The airplane appeared to
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines due to his impairment from cannabis.
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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.
