# Accident 19920616020709A: Cessna 182E, Big Bear Lake, CA, June 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1992, 15:51 local time
- Place: Big Bear Lake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2303° N, 116.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2303&lon=-116.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7133E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7133E-1992-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 195 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616020709A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED ON ROAD AND NOSED OVER. REPORTED RPM DROP ON CARB HEAT APPLICATION. CABLE NEWLY REPLACED.

## 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 LAX92LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA251), Jun 16, 1992: Cessna 182E (N7133E), Big Bear Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD ON WHICH THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND THE TWO MOTOR VEHICLES THAT WERE ON THE ROAD WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N7133E (1)

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

- [Incident 19890212026669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212026669I), Feb 12, 1989: Cessna 182B (N7133E), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. Pilots door window blew out striking leading edge of left elevator. Landed safely. Cause not stated.

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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