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Cessna 182D N83F

2 September 1986 · Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 2 September 1986 at about 05:53 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N83F was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:53
Classification
Accident
Location
Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
35.5892, -105.2206
Aircraft
Cessna 182D
Registration
N83F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Albuquerque → Las Vegas
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
DEN86FA246

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 0

Probable cause

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 DEPARTED THE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, CORONADO ARPT, AT 2248 MDT, SEPTEMBER 1, 1986, EN ROUTE TO LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO. WHEN THE ACFT FAILED TO ARRIVE AS SCHEDULED, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE FLIGHT WAS LOST ON RADAR AT 2353 MDT, 15 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 1700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1986. THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A 90 DEGREE LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA 425 FEET LONG. WEATHER IN THE AREA WAS THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND HAIL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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