# Accident 19921031044539A: Cessna 182A, Ashton, ID, October 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: Ashton, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0510° N, 111.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0510&lon=-111.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4020D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4020D-1995-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 640 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031044539A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWERLOSS EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 SEA93LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA014), Oct 31, 1992: Cessna 182A (N4020D), Ashton, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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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