# Accident 20190501003789A: Cessna 182P, Mineral, CA, May 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mineral, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3600° N, 121.5106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3600&lon=-121.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7302S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7302S-2020-02-03) (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-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190501003789A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 01, 2018, ABOUT 1100 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T182P, N7302S, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO GRASSY MARSH IN MILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA.  THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND FRONT-SEATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE REAR-SEATED PILOT-RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CHICO AIRPORT, CHICO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1010. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

INFORMATION MAY BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE AS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

## 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 WPR19FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA126), May 1, 2019: Cessna 182 (N7302S), Mill Creek, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of the failure of a gasket on the oil filter adapter and the pilot’s inability to clear power lines during the emergency landing.

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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