# Accident 20020527016309A: Cessna 182P, Alameda, CA, May 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2002, 22:30 local time
- Place: Alameda, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6353° N, 121.9311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6353&lon=-121.9311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52404-2002-08-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020527016309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 27, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR PLEASENTON, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX02FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA179), May 28, 2002: Cessna 182P (N52404), Pleasanton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance. Contributing factors included the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, the low ceilings, and the dark…

## Other reports on N52404 (1)

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

- [Incident 19841120069829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841120069829I), Nov 20, 1984: Cessna 182P (N52404), Muscle Shoals, AL. Engine quit with fuel selector on left tank during approach. Landed short. Fuel bladder sucked over vent

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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