# Accident 19870315082949A: Cessna 182R, Avenal, CA, March 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1987, 19:33 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8903° N, 120.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8903&lon=-120.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3143E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3143E-1989-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870315082949A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES, EXPLODED AND CRASHED. PILOT LICENSE REVOKED FOR ALCOHOLISM. AUTOPSY HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

## 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 LAX87FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA146), Mar 16, 1987: Cessna 182R (N3143E), Avenal, CA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.