# Accident 19820918049849A: Cessna 182P, Belden, CA, September 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1982, 07:55 local time
- Place: Belden, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0098° N, 121.1597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0098&lon=-121.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20726 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918049849A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE AND WEATHER INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINS. INPUTS EXCEEDED LOAD LIMITS.

## 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 LAX82FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA346), Sep 18, 1982: Cessna 182P (N20726), Beldon, CA, destroyed, 4 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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