# Accident 19931011038399A: Cessna R182, Herbster, WI, October 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1993, 13:37 local time
- Place: Herbster, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8303° N, 91.2596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8303&lon=-91.2596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6422S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6422S-1993-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,182 total, 56 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931011038399A

## Narrative

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

FLYING JUST ABOVE TREE TOPS VIEWING FALL COLORS. FLEW INTO TREES AT CRUISE SPEED. ENGINE POWER AT IMPACT.

## 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 CHI94FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA010), Oct 11, 1993: Cessna R182 (N6422S), Herbster, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES.

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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