Undetermined · NTSB WPR20LA028
Cessna 182 — Metaline, WA
| Date | November 11, 2019 |
| Location | Metaline, WA |
| Aircraft | Cessna 182 |
| Purpose of flight | Personal |
| Conditions | Day · Visual Meteorological Cond |
| Phase / occurrence | Enroute Unknown or undetermined |
| Pilot age | 66 |
| Pilot total time | 905 hrs · Building experience |
| Time in type | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 1 |
Probable cause
NTSB findings
- Not determined-Not determined-(general)-(general)-Unknown/Not determined
What happened
The airplane departed on a visual flight rules (VFR) local flight and did not return as planned. Local authorities discovered the pilot’s body five days later, near the shore of a lake about 28 nautical miles northeast of the departure airport. There were no witnesses to the accident, and the wreckage was not recovered.
There was no radar information that could be definitively correlated with the accident airplane. Review of weather information for the day of the accident was consistent with VFR conditions in the area of the accident site, and model sounding data suggested no low clouds or restrictions to visibility.
Autopsy and toxicology of the pilot did not reveal evidence of physiological impairment or incapacitation.
The circumstances of the accident could not be determined based on the available information.