# Accident 19841023058579A: Cessna TR182, Milan, NM, October 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1984, 13:41 local time
- Place: Milan, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1796° N, 107.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1796&lon=-107.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5543T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,685 total, 122 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841023058579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROCK FACE OF MESA AT 8150 FOOT LEVEL. VFR FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS. ICING FORECAST IN CLOUDS.

## 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 DEN85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA019), Oct 23, 1984: Cessna TR182RG (N5543T), Milan, NM, destroyed, 1 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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