# Accident 19861117056089A: Cessna 182A, Bluff City, KS, November 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: Bluff City, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0694° N, 97.8704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0694&lon=-97.8704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2038G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2038G-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 900 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117056089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO GROUND. VFR PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS. PILOT HAD BEEN USING AMPHETAMINES.

## 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 MKC87FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA020), Nov 17, 1986: Cessna 182A (N2038G), Bluff City, KS, destroyed, 1 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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