# Accident 19831001052889A: Cessna 182M, Snow Water Lake, NV, October 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1983, 20:40 local time
- Place: Snow Water Lake, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3507° N, 114.8005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3507&lon=-114.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92019 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,018 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001052889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LAST REPORTED IN IMC AND LIGHT ICING. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST 40 MILES EAST OF ELKO, NEVADA.

## 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 LAX84FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA002), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna 182M (N92019), Snow Water Lake, NV, 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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