# Accident 19860819040889A: Cessna 182N, Wilmington, CA, August 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1986, 21:51 local time
- Place: Wilmington, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7705° N, 118.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7705&lon=-118.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92252-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 846 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819040889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON NIGHT FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT HIT MULTIPLE OBJECTS ON LANDING. EXHAUST ROCKER ARM FAILED.

## 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 LAX86FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA326), Aug 20, 1986: Cessna 182N (N92252), Wilmington, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N92252 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730826028399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826028399A), Aug 26, 1973: Cessna 182N (N92252), Mammoth Lks, CA, Substantial damage

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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