# Accident 19830909048129A: Cessna 182N, Kalispell, MT, September 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1983, 12:50 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1200° N, 113.8875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1200&lon=-113.8875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92368, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92368-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830909048129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR 13 MILES EAST OF KALISPELL VOR. AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED. (-23) ACCIDENT PILOT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN OVER THE MOUNTAINS, BACK TO THE KALISPELL AIRPORT. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP, HEAVILY TREED, RAVINE. TWO PINE TREES WERE MISSING THEIR TOPS AT APPROX. 30 FEET FROM GROUND LEVEL AND ONE CONTAINED A PIECE OF LEFT WING TIP. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS 30 FEET AND ON A BEARING OF 050 FROM THE TWO, TOPPED, TREES. THE ENGINE AND FUSELAGE WERE IN-LINE ON A BEARING OF 310. THE ENGINE WAS IMPACTED IN THE GROUND AT APPROX. 80 DEGREES NOSE DOWN. CABIN AREA FIRE WAS EVIDENT. REMAINS OF THE WINGS, LIFT STRUTS, AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE FOUND IN THEIR APPROXIMATE RESPECTIVE POSITIONS. NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REPORTED AS  "MISSING" SINCE LAST CONTACT WITH THE PILOT WAS MADE ON 9 SEPTEMBER, 1983. HIKERS IN THE AREA DISCOVERED THE WRECKAGE IN AUGUST 2002.

## 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 SEA83FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA208), Sep 9, 1983: Cessna 182N (N92368), Kalispell, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while attempting to maneuver back to the departure airport after encountering icing conditions. Factors include icing conditions,…

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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