# Accident 19940924030529A: Cessna 182Q, Las Vegas, NV, September 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2401° N, 115.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2401&lon=-115.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96642, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96642) (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 O470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940924030529A

## Narrative

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

DEPLANED WITH ENGINE IDLING. WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP. PASSENGER HAD BEEN IMBIDING ALCOHOL ON FLIGHT. .017 G ALCOH

## 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 LAX94LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA376), Sep 24, 1994: Cessna 182Q (N96642), Las Vegas, NV, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to shut down the engine before deplaning a passenger.

## Other reports on N96642 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890929037449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037449A), Sep 29, 1989: Cessna 182Q (N96642), Eureka, CA, Substantial damage. Two instructors onboard for check out of new employee. Made hard short field practice landing. CFI failed to correct
- [Accident 19890331006549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890331006549A), Mar 31, 1989: Cessna 182Q (N96642), Eureka, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced and ballooned on landing. Kept over controlling with late inputs. Was able to taxi with prop firewall damage

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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