# Accident 19930730027239A: Cessna 182P, Dayton, NV, July 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1993, 05:51 local time
- Place: Dayton, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2604° N, 119.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2604&lon=-119.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8185M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8185M-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730027239A

## Narrative

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

FLEW STOLEN AIRCRAFT INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. ALCOHOL AND MEDICAL DRUGS FOUND IN POST MORTEM EXAMINATION.

## 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 LAX93LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA309), Jul 30, 1993: Cessna 182P (N8185M), Dayton, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR TERRAIN DUE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG IMPAIRMENT.

## Other reports on N8185M (1)

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

- [Accident 19771202038079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202038079A), Dec 2, 1977: Cessna 182P (N8185M), Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage. Acft observed flying very low during approach.

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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