Cessna 182R N9951H

Summary

On 14 May 1983 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9951H, operated by Parsons Air, was involved in an accident near Duckwater, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 May 1983 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Duckwater, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

38.8600, -115.7299

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N9951H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Parsons Air

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reno → Duckwater

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA229

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AFTER DESCENDING TO 600 FT AGL AND ENCOUNTERING A WEATHER PHENOMENON WHICH PROMPTED AN AIRSPEED DECAY AND UNCOMMANDED LOSS OF ALTITUDE. TWO OTHER ACFT IN THE FLT OF 3 EXPERIENCED THE SAME PHENOMENON TO A LESSER DEGREE APPARENTLY BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGHER ALT AGL. THE PILOT OF ONE OF THE ACCOMPANYING ACFT LANDED ON A NEARBY ROAD AFTER SEEING THE ACCIDENT AND IN PROCEEDING TO THE SCENE SAW A 'HUGE DUST DEVIL. HE ALSO SAID THE WIND WOULD SHIFT FROM 300 DEGREES TO ABOUT 120 DEGREES THEN SHIFT TO 60 DEGREES WITH A BUFFET BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PREVAILING 300 DEGREES. THE TWO CLOSEST WEATHER STATIONS 45 OR MORE MILES AWAY ARE SEPARATED FROM DUCKATER BY MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT WAS STABILIZED IN FLT WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AT 85 KTS WHEN HE NOTED A DROP IN AIRSPEED TO 70 KTS AND THEN 60 KTS AND A VERTICAL SPEED OF 500-700 FT PER MINUTE DESCENT. WHEN THE AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO DROP THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AT 1000-1200 FT PER MINUTE UNTIL IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.