2 fatal · Cessna 182L · 2000-02-14 · COULTERVILLE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00FA099
Event ID
20001212X20504
Type
Accident
Date
2000-02-14
Location
COULTERVILLE, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.710727, -120.119483
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
182L
Registration
N3324R
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather after receiving hazardous weather advisories, which resulted in inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions while attempting to maintain VFR conditions on top. The subsequent accumulation of structural icing required an emergency descent into conditions of low cloud ceilings and obscured mountains.