# Accident 20181016020169A: Cessna 182P, Albuquerque, NM, October 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2018, 16:25 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0711° N, 107.0353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0711&lon=-107.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9326G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9326G-2022-04-02) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-550
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181016020169A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 16, 2018, AT 1625 MDT, A CESSNA 182P, N9326G, REGISTERED TO MIKE VAVREK DBA HAPPY HOODS, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT (KAEG) WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY  INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKE HAVASAU, AZ ON OCTOBER 16, 2018 AT 1235 MDT.

## 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 CEN19FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA008), Oct 16, 2018: Cessna 182 (N9326G), Canoncito, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to induction system icing. Contributing to the accident was the fractured carburetor heat control cable, which rendered the carburetor heat inoperative.

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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