# Accident 19951122038159A: Cessna 182H, Eagle Lake, TX, November 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1995, 19:15 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Airport: Eagle Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5809° N, 96.3200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5809&lon=-96.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8493S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493S-1998-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951122038159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. FUEL QUARTERTANKS SAW ELA BEACON. CRASH LAND IN TERRACED FIELD. BURNED. FUEL STATUS UNKNOWN. (-16) A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE 14 CFR, PART 91 EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS EN ROUTE. THE PILOT REPORTED, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8500 FEET, THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LANDING TO A FIELD, AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TWO (2) RICE FIELD TERRACES. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND A POST FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE. DUE TO THE POST IMPACT FIRE, THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE WERE BURNED BEYOND A POINT OF FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 FTW96LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA053), Nov 23, 1995: Cessna 182H (N8493S), Eagle Lake, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the dark night.

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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