# Accident 19950628015549A: Cessna 182Q, San Angelo, TX, June 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1995, 21:28 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Mathis Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2792° N, 100.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2792&lon=-100.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759NU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759NU-1997-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950628015549A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED NIGHT CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT INTO HEAVY RAIN. SEVERE TURBULENCE. LOST CONTROL EXPLODED ON IMPACT.THUNDERSTORM

## 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 FTW95FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA261), Jun 29, 1995: Cessna 182Q (N759NU), San Angelo, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CONDITIONS OF…

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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