ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287307
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| Date: | Thursday 18 October 2012 |
| Time: | 11:12 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | John E Sable |
| Registration: | N20939 |
| MSN: | 18261309 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5454 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yucca, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Havasu, AZ |
| Fort Mohave, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before takeoff on the first flight following an annual inspection, a witness talked with the pilot about the work just completed and accompanied the pilot to the airplane. He observed the pilot check the fuel level and said the pilot indicated that there was adequate fuel on board for the flight to his home airport. The pilot then boarded the airplane and taxied for takeoff. A GPS track of the flight indicated that the airplane took off to the northwest, then turned north-northeast then northeast and began to follow an interstate on a relatively straight flight path; the airplane then began a gradual descent before colliding with terrain. On-site examination indicated that the airplane impacted the terrain in a level, upright attitude. It could not be determined why the pilot did not take corrective action to avoid terrain. On-site and a follow-up examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The county medical examiner performed a visual examination only of the pilot. Based on the limited information available, there is no evidence to suggest a medical condition contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to take corrective action to avoid terrain during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR13FA017
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 09:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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