# Accident 19820125001809A: Cessna 182M, Bethel, AK, January 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1982
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8109° N, 161.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8109&lon=-161.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71734-1982-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 139 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820125001809A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL BEFORE IMPACT. SNOWSHOWERS, WHITEOUTS IN AREA. VFR PILOT.

## 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 ANC82DAG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG16), Jan 25, 1982: Cessna 182M (N71734), Bethel, AK, destroyed, 2 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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