# Accident 19931218047019A: Cessna 182Q, Dalhart, TX, December 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1993, 13:23 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0590° N, 102.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0590&lon=-102.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96591-1995-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,357 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931218047019A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCED TO LAND IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA051), Dec 18, 1993: Cessna 182Q (N96591), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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