# Accident 19931003037309A: Cessna 182P, Heber City, UT, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Heber City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4294° N, 111.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4294&lon=-111.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TH-1994-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,287 total, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037309A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE OUTCLIMB TERRAIN IN CANYON. REPORTED ENGINE SPUTTER. NO ANOMALLIES FOUND. POSSIBLE INCORRECT LEANING.

## 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 SEA94FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA004), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 182P (N50TH), Heber City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS INCLUDE THE BOX CANYON.

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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