# Accident 19920102000069A: Cessna 182R, Flagstaff, AZ, January 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Vor/Dme
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2299° N, 111.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2299&lon=-111.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5485N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5485N-1992-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,497 total, 624 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920102000069A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBING TURNOUT. DIVED INTO TREES. NO GROUND LIGHTS AND FOG IN AREA.

## 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 LAX92FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA078), Jan 3, 1992: Cessna 182R (N5485N), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS HE TURNED AWAY FROM GROUND LIGHTS TOWARD UNLIGHTED TERRAIN. THE CLOUDS, FOG, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITION WERE FACTORS.

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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