# NTSB Accident SEA08FA023
> **CESSNA T182T** · 2007-11-09 · Las Vegas, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA08FA023
- **Event ID:** 20071121X01832
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-11-09
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.959167, -115.493888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** T182T
- **Registration:** N881CP
- **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 climb to cruise. Contributing to the accident were rising mountainous terrain, the dark nighttime lighting condition, the pilot's loss of situational awareness, and the Federal Aviation Administration controller's failure to issue a terrain-related safety alert.

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