# Accident 19851128060839A: Cessna 182P, Gallup, NM, November 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5203° N, 108.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5203&lon=-108.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52599, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52599-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851128060839A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH DETERIORATING VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 DEN86FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA038), Nov 29, 1985: Cessna C-182 (N52599), Gallup, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N52599 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770613015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770613015759A), Jun 13, 1977: Cessna 182P (N52599), Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Student flared high. Instructor unable to over- power student.

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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