At about 09:32 Pacific time, a Cessna 182S crashed into a pond about two miles west of Sonoma County Airport, killing the pilot. The pilot was cleared to make an IFR departure, make a right climbing turn to VFR conditions on top, at which point he planned to cancel IFR. The airplane was climbing through 1,600 feet when the controller advised him the airplanes Mode C was not being received. No further transmissions from the airplane were received. The cloud tops were reported at 1,800 feet.
Oct. 4, Santa Rosa, Calif. / Cessna 182
At about 09:32 Pacific time, a Cessna 182S crashed into a pond about two miles west of Sonoma County Airport, killing the pilot. The pilot was cleared to make an IFR departure, make a right climbing turn to VFR conditions on top, at which point he planned to cancel IFR. The airplane was climbing through 1,600 feet when the controller advised him the airplanes Mode C was not being received. No further transmissions from the airplane were received. The cloud tops were reported at 1,800 feet....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 182S crashed into a pond near Sonoma County Airport, resulting in the pilot's death.
- The pilot was on an IFR departure, climbing to VFR conditions above reported 1,800-foot cloud tops.
- Air traffic control lost the aircraft's Mode C transponder signal and all further transmissions when it was climbing through 1,600 feet.
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