# Accident 19930912037489A: Cessna 182E, Minden, NV, September 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0109° N, 119.7497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0109&lon=-119.7497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3393Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3393Y-2008-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 23 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930912037489A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE FOR ALTITUDE ON INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. UNABLE FULL POWER. ABORTED. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO ROCKS.

## 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 LAX93LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA350), Sep 12, 1993: Cessna 182E (N3393Y), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to use all available runway. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude condition.

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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