19851209077719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Independence, CA · December 9, 1985

Date
December 9, 1985 · 21:04 local
Place
Independence, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N737SG
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA063
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540L3C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
807 total738 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft struck a mountain. The pilot flew below safe altitude. ARTCC failed to activate the emsaw system.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOUNTAIN. THE PILOT FLEW BELOW SAFE ALTITUDE. ARTCC FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE EMSAW SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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