# Accident 19830411014899A: Cessna 182R, Casa Grande, AZ, April 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1983, 15:15 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5541N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541N-2011-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,787 total, 185 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830411014899A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA188), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna 182RII (N5541N), Casa Grande, AZ, 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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