# Accident 19930407012519A: Cessna 182M, Hamilton, MT, April 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1993, 19:15 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1594° N, 114.1400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1594&lon=-114.1400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71654-2004-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 48 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930407012519A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT AND NOSED OVER. FAILED TIMELY USE CARBURETOR HEAT. SERIOUS CARB ICING EXISTED.

## 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 SEA93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA090), Apr 8, 1993: Cessna 182M (N71654), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CARBURETOR ICING 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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