# Accident 19961112035189A: Cessna 182Q, Colorado City, TX, November 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: Colorado City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3898° N, 100.8501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3898&lon=-100.8501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5116N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5116N-1998-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961112035189A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED EXITING CLOUDS IN A SPIRAL DIVE TO GROUND IMPACT. (-23) SEE ATTACHMENT; NO NARRATIVE ATTACHED.

## 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 FTW97FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA039), Nov 12, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N5116N), Colorado City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his subsequent loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were: the clouds,…

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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