# Accident 19881125052219A: Cessna 182R, Gorman, CA, November 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1988, 15:20 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8599° N, 118.8699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8599&lon=-118.8699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5545N-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 163 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881125052219A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO KNOWN TURBULENCE AND ICING. DESCENDED INTO SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED.

## 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 LAX89FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA058), Nov 25, 1988: Cessna 182R (N5545N), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE EXISTENCE OF A MOUNTAIN WAVE ALONG THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT ROUTE, THE FAILURE OF THE CREW TO EVALUATE REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE FLIGHT…

## Other reports on N5545N (1)

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

- [Accident 19850826074019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826074019A), Aug 26, 1985: Cessna 182R (N5545N), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Flew into canyon and was unable to outclimb rising terrain. Mushed into mountain. Density altitude of 8200 feet.

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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