# Accident 20180518023749A: Cessna 182D, Cresent Mills, CA, May 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Cresent Mills, CA
- Airport: Quincy California
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0486° N, 120.9808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0486&lon=-120.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9163X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9163X-2019-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18TA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180518023749A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE DEPARTED BENTON AIRFIELD (O85) IN REDDING, CA AT 0700(PST)  WITH 2 PERSONNEL ON BOARD TO GANSNER AIRFIELD (201) IN QUINCY, CA.

UPON ARRIVAL AT QUINCY THE AIRFIELD WAS UNDER IMC DUE TO GROUND FOG.

PILOT BEGAN A LEFT HAND ORBIT AT 8,000MSL  AND AT APPROXIMATELY THE 270 DEGREE MARK THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT.

PILOT DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE LOWER TERRAIN UNTIL MAKING CONTACT.

THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE INDIAN RIVER 1 MILE NORTH OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 89 AND 70 INTERSECTION ON A HEADING OF 020 DEGREES.  BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND OR INJURY.

## 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 WPR18TA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA157), May 18, 2018: Cessna 182D (N9163X), Crescent Mills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the development of carburetor icing.

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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