# Accident 20110324003979A: Cessna 182M, Hot Springs, AR, March 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2011, 17:50 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Hot Springs, Ar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4496° N, 93.0999° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4496&lon=-93.0999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70922, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70922-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110324003979A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 24, 2011, AT 1750 CDT, A CESSNA 182, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOST ENGINE POWER ON LANDING APPROACH INTO HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OLNEY, TEXAS, ON MARCH 24, 2011 AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.

## 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 CEN11FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA244), Mar 24, 2011: Cessna 182M (N70922), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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