# Incident 19890212026669I: Cessna 182B, Big Bear, CA, February 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1989, 09:15 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7133E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7133E-1992-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 80 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212026669I

## Narrative

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

PILOTS DOOR WINDOW BLEW OUT STRIKING LEADING EDGE OF LEFT ELEVATOR. LANDED SAFELY. CAUSE NOT STATED.

## Other reports on N7133E (1)

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

- [Accident 19920616020709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616020709A), Jun 16, 1992: Cessna 182E (N7133E), Big Bear Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power. Crash landed on road and nosed over. Reported RPM drop on carb heat application. Cable newly replaced.

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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