# Accident 20130914017439A: Cessna 182A, Casa Grande, AZ, September 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2013, 12:24 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9553° N, 111.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9553&lon=-111.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6324B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6324B-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 60 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914017439A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/14/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1224 PDT, PILOT REPORTED BY TELEPHONE THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND N6324B, A CESSNA 182A, THE ENGINE STALLED AND HE CRASH LANDED IN THE DESERT ABOUT .25 MILES FROM CASA GRANDE AIRPORT (CGZ).  THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA408), Sep 14, 2013: Cessna 182A (N6324B), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N6324B (1)

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

- [Accident 20111010029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111010029869A), Oct 10, 2011: Cessna 182A (N6324B), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. During a descent after dropping parachute jumpers the passenger door opened in flight. As the pilot was attempting to secure it, the window opened, detached,…

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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