# Accident 19820201002489A: Cessna 182P, Pampa, TX, February 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1982, 21:06 local time
- Place: Pampa, TX
- Airport: Perry Le Fars
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5396° N, 100.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5396&lon=-100.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58947-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201002489A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AFTER ENTERING NIGHT IMC WEATHER NEAR DESTINATION.

## 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 FTW82FQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQG14), Feb 1, 1982: Cessna 182 (N58947), Pampa, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N58947 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750524012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524012879A), May 24, 1975: Cessna 182P (N58947), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage

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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