# Accident 19870204001729A: Cessna 182, Paxson, AK, February 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1987, 21:30 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7008° N, 144.8894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7008&lon=-144.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5312B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312B-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204001729A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON LANDING.  VFR PILOT ENTERED NIGHT IFR CONDITIONS. CARB ICING.

## 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 ANC87LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA034), Feb 5, 1987: Cessna 182 (N5312B), Paxson, AK, 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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