# Accident 19930220002919A: Cessna 182R, Warner Springs, CA, February 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1993, 15:37 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2808° N, 116.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2808&lon=-116.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5514N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5514N-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 308 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930220002919A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM STRONG DOWNDRAFT IFR EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN.ADVISED OF SIGMETS SEVERE TURBULENCE

## 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 LAX93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA129), Feb 20, 1993: Cessna 182R (N5514N), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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