# Accident 19910916040509A: Cessna 182G, Elida, NM, September 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1991, 09:12 local time
- Place: Elida, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9392° N, 103.6503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9392&lon=-103.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3223S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3223S-1992-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910916040509A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO NEAR ZERO IMC. LOST CONTROL. HIGH SPEED IMPACT LEVEL FIELD. AIRCRAFT BURNED. NO RECORD IFR OR HOOD TIME.

## 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 DEN91FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA130), Sep 16, 1991: Cessna 182G (N3223S), Elida, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION FOR THE FLIGHT AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS: HEAVY FOG AND LOW CEILING.

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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