# Accident 19960312044249A: Cessna 182P, Darrington, WA, March 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1996, 13:35 local time
- Place: Darrington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1907° N, 121.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1907&lon=-121.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41MG-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960312044249A

## Narrative

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

BANG AND ENGINE VIBRATION THEN QUIT. DITCHED IN RIVER. NOSED OVER. NO ANOMALIES NOTED. LATER DITCHED PLANE IN RIVER

## 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 SEA96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA067), Mar 12, 1996: Cessna 182P (N41MG), Darrington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a ditching of the airplane for undetermined reason(s).

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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