# Accident 19910713027209A: Cessna 182A, Rimrock, WA, July 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rimrock, WA
- Airport: Tieton State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7802° N, 120.8800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7802&lon=-120.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2184G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2184G-1992-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027209A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY STRONG SURFACE WINDS ON TAKEOFF. TURNED TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN. UNABLE TO CLIMB STRUCK TREES.

## 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 SEA91LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA168), Jul 13, 1991: Cessna 182A (N2184G), Naches, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, HIGH WINDS AND DOWNDRAFTS.

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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