1 fatal · Cessna 182P · 2006-01-18 · Big Pine, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX06FA091
Event ID
20060125X00119
Type
Accident
Date
2006-01-18
Location
Big Pine, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.05389, -118.264167
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
182P
Registration
N6034J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude during a cruise descent that resulted in controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). Factors in the accident were the rising mountainous terrain, the dark nighttime lighting condition.