# Accident 19820318004429A: Cessna 401, Sunflower, AZ, March 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1982, 12:10 local time
- Place: Sunflower, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.8298° N, 111.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8298&lon=-111.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499W-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 364 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318004429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON IFR FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM.  OTHER AIRCRAFT IN AREA REPORTED ICING.

## 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 LAX82FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA111), Mar 18, 1982: Cessna 401 (N499W), Sunflower, AZ, destroyed, 5 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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