# Accident 20010410007989A: Cessna 182P, Fairfield, WA, April 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2001, 21:50 local time
- Place: Fairfield, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.3872° N, 117.2397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3872&lon=-117.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21565-2010-12-29) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010410007989A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT WAS NOT RATED FOR IFR. THE VISIBILITY WAS POOR AND A SNOW WAS ACTIVE ALONG THE PLANNED ROUTE THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE GROUND UNDER POWER.  NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND SHOWING ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 SEA01FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA070), Apr 11, 2001: Cessna 182P (N21565), Fairfield, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude and/or clearance over trees, resulting in a collision with trees, separation of a wing and uncontrolled collision with terrain. Factors included the pilot'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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