# NTSB Accident WPR18LA263
> **Cessna A185** · 2018-09-15 · Bullhead City, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18LA263
- **Event ID:** 20180915X72912
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-09-15
- **Location:** Bullhead City, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.124168, -114.530555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185
- **Registration:** N573BV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s diverted attention during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a collision with rising terrain.

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