# NTSB Accident WPR10LA059
> **CESSNA 182K** · 2009-11-20 · Susanville, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10LA059
- **Event ID:** 20091121X54345
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-11-20
- **Location:** Susanville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.387779, -120.549446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182K
- **Registration:** N2650R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to takeoff into weather conditions conducive to ice accumulation, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while maneuvering in the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the likely accumulation of snow and ice on the airborne airplane.

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