# Accident 20070504009009A: Cessna 182Q, Asheville, NC, May 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4703° N, 82.5936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4703&lon=-82.5936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735DP-2010-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 939 total, 117 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070504009009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 4, 2007 A CESSNA 182Q PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT THE ASHEVILLE, NC AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 16. THE WEATHER WAS AT MINIMUMS AND LIGHT DRIZZLE REPORTED. AT ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY AIR TRAFFIC CALLED AND TOLD THE PILOT HE WAS OFF COURSE AND HAD OVERFLOWN THE LOCALIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST HIS DG (DIRECTIONAL GYRO) AND THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND HE NEEDED HELP MAKING HIS TURNS. AFTER SEVERAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE TURNS, AIR TRAFFIC LOST CONTACT WITH N735DP AT 10:58:02. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NNW OF THE ASHEVILLE, NC AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL07FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA083), May 4, 2007: Cessna 182Q (N735DP), Asheville, NC, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the directional gyro and attitude indicator due to a vacuum system leak caused by a loose fitting. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to execute a partial panel,…

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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