# Accident 19920129004759A: Cessna 182R, Garrison, MT, January 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1992, 19:15 local time
- Place: Garrison, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5898° N, 112.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5898&lon=-112.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8267E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8267E-1993-06-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129004759A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN ALTITUDE DUE AIRFRAME ICING. CRASHED IN TREE COVERED MOUNTAINS. PILOT DIED DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA.

## 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 SEA92FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA105), Jan 30, 1992: Cessna 182R (N8267E), Garrison, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ICING CONDITIONS, DARK NIGHT, FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND AN INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION.

## Other reports on N8267E (1)

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

- [Incident 19900619038319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900619038319I), Jun 19, 1990: Cessna 182R (N8267E), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Engine instruments fluctuating. Precautionary landing. Loose ground wire on instruments cluster.

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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