# Accident 19930603020959A: Cessna 182A, Stratton, CO, June 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Stratton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2990° N, 102.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2990&lon=-102.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2131G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2131G-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 191 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603020959A

## Narrative

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

UNFORECAST WEATHER CLOSED IN EN ROUTE. LANDED ON A ROAD,RAN OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND NOSED UP IN MUD.

## 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 DEN93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA065), Jun 3, 1993: Cessna 182A (N2131G), Stratton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR WAS: MISJUDGING THE DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## Other reports on N2131G (1)

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

- [Accident 20090731048899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731048899A), Jul 31, 2009: Cessna 182A (N2131G), Watertown, SD, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he was 3.25 hours into a 5 hour flight when the engine quit. He landed in a field 13 se of Watertown, SD. The aircraft received substatntial…

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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