# Accident 20191111021009A: Cessna 182C, Metaline Falls, WA, November 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8072° N, 117.2919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8072&lon=-117.2919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8749T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8749T-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191111021009A

## Narrative

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

FAMILY REPORTED PILOT OVERDUE RETURN TO COLVILLE WASHINGTON 5 DAYS LATER PILOT BODY WAS FOUND IN SULLIVAN LAKE EAST OF COLVILLE.  EXTENSIVE SEARCH BY SEARCH AND RESCUE AND SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS FOUND NO REMAINS OF AIRCRAFT IN OR AROUND LAKE. AIRCRAFT PRESUMED IN WATER TOO DEEP TO LOCATE. SEARCH SUSPENDED AT THIS 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 WPR20LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA028), Nov 11, 2019: Cessna 182 (N8749T), Metaline, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with a lake for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N8749T (1)

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

- [Incident 19851019062339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019062339I), Oct 19, 1985: Cessna 182C (N8749T), Connell, WA, Minor damage. Pilot was unable to distinguish runway at night. Landed in field with damage to nose gear, cowling and propeller.

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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