# Accident 19840310005529A: Cessna 182P, Wilcox, AZ, March 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1984, 07:45 local time
- Place: Wilcox, AZ
- Airport: Motes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4309° N, 109.8810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4309&lon=-109.8810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52488, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52488-1984-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840310005529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN INDIVIDUAL ATTEMPTED TO STEAL AIRPLANE AND CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA214), Mar 10, 1984: Cessna 182P (N52488), Willcox, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N52488 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810728046239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728046239A), Jul 28, 1981: Cessna 182P (N52488), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climb from takeoff. Nosed over in cotton-field on forced landing. Throttle became disconnected

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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