# Accident 19941227042979A: Cessna 182D, Murphy, ID, December 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1994, 21:15 local time
- Place: Murphy, ID
- Airport: Murphy Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0809° N, 116.5191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0809&lon=-116.5191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9107X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9107X-1996-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941227042979A

## Narrative

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

POLICE 182 ON FINAL FROM SEARCH FLIGHT IMPACTED UNSEEN RIDGE. USED STEP DOWN PROCEDURE BUT FAILED FIGURE HEADWIND.

## 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 SEA95LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA033), Dec 28, 1994: Cessna 182 (N9107X), Murphy, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. FACTORS INCLUDE A DARK NIGHT AND A STRONG HEADWIND.

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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