# Accident 19851204062779A: Cessna 182G, Gila Bend, AZ, December 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1985, 19:28 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9900° N, 112.8994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9900&lon=-112.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3205S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851204062779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHICH SEVERED 5 FEET OF WING. FIRE ENSUED BEFORE IMPACTING GROUND. 600 POUNDS CONTRABAND ABOARD.

## 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 LAX86FUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ02), Dec 5, 1985: Cessna 182G (N3205S), Gila Bend, AZ, destroyed, 2 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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