# Accident 19950413007979A: Cessna 182P, Index, WA, April 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1995, 17:05 local time
- Place: Index, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8406° N, 121.4293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8406&lon=-121.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950413007979A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE CARBURETOR INDUCTION ICING. STRUCK LARGE TREE ON MOUNTAINSIDE. ICING WAS FORECAST.

## 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 SEA95FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA079), Apr 14, 1995: Cessna 182P (N182AL), Index, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his improper use of carburetor heat. Factors include: weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and airframe icing, airframe ice,…

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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