19850323011959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Gila Bend, AZ · March 23, 1985

Date
March 23, 1985 · 12:40 local
Place
Gila Bend, AZ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N52711
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA186
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Struck a tree during a forced landing after smoke filled cockpit. Previous indications of electrical problem.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT. PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.