Cessna 182G N3103S
23 September 2000 · Tuba City, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 September 2000 at about 03:43 local time, a Cessna 182G registered N3103S was involved in an accident near Tuba City, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuba City, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tuba City Airport (T03)
- Coordinates
- 36.0899, -111.1307
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182G
- Registration
- N3103S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Deer Valley → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX00FA346
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent descent into terrain on the downwind leg for landing. Contributing to the accident was the dark night and sparse population.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot had volunteered the use of his airplane for the Flights For Life, Inc. organization, and was transporting blood to an Indian reservation airport. According to a courier for the hospital, the airplane was to arrive about 2035. The courier arrived about 2025, and about 2030, the pilot-operated runway lights came on. Within 3 to 5 minutes the courier saw an airplane's lights heading toward the airport. The airplane flew from south to north; she estimated about two telephone poles above the airport, continued north, and did not land. The courier estimated that the winds, which were rocking her car, were from the west. After waiting some period of time, she advised the hospital that the airplane did not arrive and she departed. She said the winds were calm at the time of her departure. The airplane was located the next day on the downwind leg in mountainous/hilly terrain. It was a dark night with few ground references.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2000 | Cessna 182L | Coulterville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Dec 2000 | Cessna 182P | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Cessna 182P | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2000 | Cessna 182 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2000 | Cessna 182N | Nogales, Mexico | Arizona Aviation Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2000 | Cessna 182N | Tofino, Canada | David R. Lawrence | Fatal | 1 |
All 6,261 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Sunbird Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2000 | Piper PA28-200 | Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, United States | Air West Flying Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Hughes OH-6A | Green Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2000 | Cessna 205 | Tacna, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Cessna 414A | Prescott Valley, Arizona, United States | Patrick W. Swayze | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2000 | Cessna 210E | Holbrook, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |