# Accident 19920331008309A: Cessna 182, Port Washington, WI, March 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1992, 20:18 local time
- Place: Port Washington, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3893° N, 87.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3893&lon=-87.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1230D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1230D-1994-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920331008309A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL. HIGH SPEED GROUND IMPACT. PILOT IGNORED REPORT WEATHER AHEAD

## 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 CHI92FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA120), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 182 (N1230D), Port Washington, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, BY A (PILOT) UNKNOWN, AND NOT MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY A (PILOT) UNKNOWN.

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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