# Accident 19820120001689A: Cessna 182N, Escondido, CA, January 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1982, 17:23 local time
- Place: Escondido, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9609° N, 117.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9609&lon=-117.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92387, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92387-1982-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,803 total, 32 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820120001689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES ON A MOUNTAINSIDE IN AREA OF SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING. WAS WARNED NOT TO ATTEMPT THE FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA045), Jan 21, 1982: Cessna 182N (N92387), Escondido, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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