# Accident 19910420011619A: Cessna 182B, Elberta, AL, April 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Horak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4091° N, 87.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4091&lon=-87.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7202E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7202E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 791 total, 260 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011619A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AFTER PARA DROP ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. CARB ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 ATL91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA086), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 182B (N7202E), Elberta, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS WERE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF INDUCTION ICE, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N7202E (1)

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

- [Accident 20010728022669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728022669A), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna 182B (N7202E), Headland, AL, No damage. (.19) On July 28, 2001, about 1327 central daylight time, a Cessna 182B, N7202E, registered to, and operated by a private individual, as a title 14 CFR part 91…

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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