# Accident 19930816039819A: Cessna 182L, Eliza Island, WA, August 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1993, 21:49 local time
- Place: Eliza Island, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6523° N, 122.5835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eliza Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6523&lon=-122.5835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3106R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3106R-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930816039819A

## Narrative

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

LIGHTS SEEN CIRCLING TO LAND UNLIGHTED ISLAND AIRPORT. THEN DESCEND INTO WATER. ONLY DEBRIS FOUND OFF SHORE.

## 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 SEA93FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FAMS1), Aug 17, 1993: Cessna 182L (N3106R), Missing, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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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