# Accident 19941216041629A: Cessna 182R, Eagle Nest, NM, December 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Eagle Nest, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5507° N, 105.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5507&lon=-105.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182X-1997-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 12 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941216041629A

## Narrative

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

LOST SIGHT OF MOUNTAIN ROAD. FLEW INTO HIGH TERRAIN. UNABLE RECOVER FROM DOWNDRAFT. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW95LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA066), Dec 16, 1994: Cessna 182R (N182X), Eagle Nest, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO RISING TERRAIN WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLIMB PERFORMANCE AVAILABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AND TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT BECOMING LOST AND DISORIENTED.

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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