# Accident 20230321002629A: Cessna 182S, Casper, WY, March 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2023, 17:15 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4578° N, 106.6449° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4578&lon=-106.6449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314FR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314FR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230321002629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS CRASHED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES

## 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 WPR23FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA137), Mar 21, 2023: Cessna 182S (N314FR), Alcova, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with low level wind shear associated with moderate turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N314FR (2)

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

- [Accident 20110719015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110719015589A), Jul 19, 2011: Cessna 182S (N314FR), Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. The aircraft impacted terrain and trees near Meeker, Colorado. The pilot was able to fly the aircraft to Meeker airport (keeo). There were no injuries to the…
- [Accident 20010612013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010612013669A), Jun 12, 2001: Cessna 182S (N314FR), Corolla, NC, Substantial damage. (.19)On June 12, 2001, at about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182S, N314FR, registered to an individual, collided with trees and a fence during 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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