# Accident 19930923036169A: Cessna 182H, Flagstaff, AZ, September 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1993, 01:00 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Vor/Dme
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2299° N, 111.7209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2299&lon=-111.7209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1982X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1982X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930923036169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUFFERED FATAL HEART ATTACK NEAR DESTINATION. NON-PILOT PASSENGER LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFE BUT DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX93LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA366), Sep 23, 1993: Cessna 182H (N1982X), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's sudden incapacation due to a fatal heart attack.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.