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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182R · Casa Grande, AZ · April 11, 1983

Date
April 11, 1983 · 15:15 local
Place
Casa Grande, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5541N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA188
Reported as
Cessna 182R
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,787 total185 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into the side of a mountain in near level flight. Pilot tested positive for alcohol.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN IN NEAR LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.