# Accident 20201012020529A: Textron Aviation Inc 182T, Pacoima, CA, October 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2020, 11:48 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N939CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939CP-2021-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 182T (registry code 2072723, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 (registry code 41808, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201012020529A

## Narrative

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

11/12/20: N939CP, A SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, CRASHED NEAR WHITEMAN AIRPORT, PACOIMA, CA.

THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE ON IMPACT. ACCIDENT PILOT WAS FATAL INJURED. INVESTIGATED THE REMAINDER OF THE WRECKAGE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PILOT MADE A CALL TO ATC PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, STATING THAT HE LOST ENGINE POWER.

IN THE RECORDING FROM ATC, THE PILOT IS HEARD REPORTING TO THE TOWER THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER AND WOULD ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER CLEARED HIM TO LAND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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