Cessna R-182 N182BG

Summary

On 11 October 2000 at about 01:25 local time, a Cessna R-182 registered N182BG was involved in an accident near Grants, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 October 2000 at 01:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Grants, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

35.1494, -107.8293

Aircraft

Cessna R-182

Registration

N182BG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallup → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN01FA003

1 person died.

the pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC during cruise. Contributing factors were the dark night light conditions, and the cloudy weather conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying a night VFR non-scheduled Part 135 cargo flight. Radar data indicates that he departed and climbed to a cruise altitude of 9,500 feet msl. Approximately 24 minutes after departure, the airplane began to climb again. The last radar return was received approximately 1 minute later. The airplane impacted heavily forested mountainous terrain at an elevation of approximately 10,500 feet. The MEA for a nearby airway was 13,300 feet. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact anomalies. A pilot who flew by the mountain the airplane impacted approximately 1 hour before the accident, reported IMC weather conditions with numerous low intensity rain showers in the area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.