# Accident 19850826074019A: Cessna 182R, Reno, NV, August 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1985, 06:50 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7793° N, 119.9103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7793&lon=-119.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5545N-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826074019A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CANYON AND WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.  MUSHED INTO MOUNTAIN.  DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 8200 FEET.

## 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 SEA85LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA202), Aug 26, 1985: Cessna 182R (N5545N), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5545N (1)

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

- [Accident 19881125052219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881125052219A), Nov 25, 1988: Cessna 182R (N5545N), Gorman, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into known turbulence and icing. Descended into severe turbulence and icing. Lost control. Crashed.

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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