# Accident 19920401062649A: Cessna 182P, Arcata - Eureka, CA, April 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1992, 21:57 local time
- Place: Arcata - Eureka, CA
- Airport: Arcata Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7999° N, 124.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7999&lon=-124.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1362M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1362M-1994-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401062649A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER IFR MISSED APPROACH. BELOW MINIMUMS, PILOT LOW IFR TIME AND ALCOHOL INTOXICATION WERE FACTORS.

## 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 LAX92FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA160), Apr 2, 1992: Cessna 182P (N1362M), Arcata, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DESCENT BELOW DECISION HEIGHT, AND HIS ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT…

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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