# Accident 19931105042229A: Cessna 182Q, Crestview, FL, November 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1993, 19:05 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Bob Sikes Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7495° N, 86.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7495&lon=-86.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97450, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97450-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931105042229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES IFR VOR APPROACH. BURNED ON IMPACT. AUTOPSY SHOWS PILOT HAD HEART ATTACK. GRYOS OUT. STRESS FACTOR.

## 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 MIA94FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA015), Nov 6, 1993: Cessna 182Q (N97450), Crestview, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: WAS INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING UNCONTROLLED UNTIL TREE AND GROUND IMPACT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

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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