# Accident 19950721019259A: Cessna 182P, Eureka, CA, July 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1995, 13:45 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Airport: Kneeland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6700° N, 123.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6700&lon=-123.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9437M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9437M-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019259A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT DEPARTED IN AREA FOG LOW CLOUDS AND MOUNTAINS. FOUND LATER ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX95LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA263), Jul 21, 1995: Cessna 182P (N9437M), Kneeland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the non-instrument rated pilot's decision to takeoff in known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in spatial disoreintation and an in-flight loss of control.

## Other reports on N9437M (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901021054559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021054559I), Oct 21, 1990: Cessna 182P (N9437M), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Hit a fence around a fuel farm as he taxied short way to runway. Taxi line did not provide clearance.
- [Incident 19810424033579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424033579I), Apr 24, 1981: Cessna 182P (N9437M), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. 2 Nonpilot people illegally took possession of aircraft and during taxi collided with a parked aircraft.
- [Accident 19780722020399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722020399A), Jul 22, 1978: Cessna 182P (N9437M), Ehrhardt,Sc, SC, Substantial damage. Fuel filters in refueling truck contained water & rust deposits.

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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