# NTSB Accident LAX01LA300
> **Cessna 182G** · 2001-09-05 · Cottonwood, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA300
- **Event ID:** 20010912X01922
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-05
- **Location:** Cottonwood, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.750598, -112.009338
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182G
- **Registration:** N3250S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain a proper descent rate, as well as prematurely starting his decent during nighttime operations, subsequently colliding with 60-foot power lines 4 miles from the airport.

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