# Accident 20210202003309A: Cessna 182Q, Hackberry, LA, February 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2021, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hackberry, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0094° N, 93.3300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0094&lon=-93.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4765N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4765N-2023-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210202003309A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT RECENTLY BECAME A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OF THIS AIRCRAFT. THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. THE PILOT WENT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT . THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER WHEN THE SAME PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WENT OUT ON ANOTHER POSSIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WENT ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD AND DID SOME MANEUVERS. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE AIRFIELD FROM ABOUT 4500 FT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN21LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA121), Feb 2, 2021: Cessna 182Q (N4765N), Hackberry, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor did not maintain control of the airplane during training maneuvers, which resulted in a rapid, steep descent and impact with terrain.

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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