# Accident 19830206002789A: Cessna 182P, Wenden, AZ, February 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1983, 12:20 local time
- Place: Wenden, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4896° N, 111.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4896&lon=-111.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5943J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5943J-2013-04-25) (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 O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206002789A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO VALLEY TRACKING SHEEP. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OR COMPLETE 180. AIRCRAFT SETTLED WINGS LEVEL INTO MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX83FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA092), Feb 6, 1983: Cessna 182P (N5943J), Wenden, AZ, destroyed, 1 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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