# Accident 19920916036939A: Cessna 182P, Lopez, WA, September 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lopez, WA
- Airport: Lopez Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4902° N, 122.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4902&lon=-122.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21538-1993-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,458 total, 435 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916036939A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT WITH PASSENGER TRAVELED ACROSS RAMP AND STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 SEA92LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA205), Sep 16, 1992: Cessna 182P (N21538), Lopez, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAIURE TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE AND TO PROPERLY SET THE THROTTLE.

## Other reports on N21538 (2)

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

- [Incident 19780921019709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780921019709I), Sep 21, 1978: Cessna 182P (N21538), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. While maneuvering from tiedown area left wing tip scraped adjacent fence.
- [Accident 19740814027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814027959A), Aug 14, 1974: Cessna 182P (N21538), Franklin, IN, Substantial damage

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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