# Accident 19830514019449A: Cessna 182R, Duckwater, NV, May 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Duckwater, NV
- Airport: Duckwater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8600° N, 115.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8600&lon=-115.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9951H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9951H) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 427 total, 148 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514019449A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT WHILE CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. CRASH LANDED ON DESERT. POSSIBLE WHIRLWIND IN AREA

## 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 LAX83LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA229), May 14, 1983: Cessna 182R (N9951H), Duckwater, NV, substantial damage

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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