# Accident 19950114000309A: Cessna 182R, Wrightwood, CA, January 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1995, 11:36 local time
- Place: Wrightwood, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3607° N, 117.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3607&lon=-117.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9706E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9706E-1996-06-27) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,028 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950114000309A

## Narrative

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

CAP SEARCH FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES JUST BELOW RIDGE LINE. FOG LOW CEILING AND SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA.

## 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 LAX95FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA078), Jan 14, 1995: Cessna 182R (N9706E), Wrightwood, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of aircraft control and subsequent inadvertent stall/spin following an encounter with a localized mountain wave condition and turbulence while conducting a search mission in close…

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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