# Accident 19820824041639A: Cessna 182R, Dayton, NV, August 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1982, 04:00 local time
- Place: Dayton, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2596° N, 119.4792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2596&lon=-119.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9968H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FXQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824041639A

## Narrative

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

INTOXICATED STUDENT PILOT AND FRIEND CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL IN A STOLEN AIRPLANE. DARK NIGHT. NO STUDENT PERMIT.

## 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 LAX82FXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FXQ12), Aug 24, 1982: Cessna 182R (N9968H), Dayton, NV, 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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