# NTSB FTW82FQA14: Cessna 182Q, N759QR, Fort Sumner, NM, February 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: February 20, 1982, 00:04 local (07:04 UTC)
- Place: Fort Sumner, NM
- Coordinates: 34.469516, -104.229927 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4695&lon=-104.2299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQA14
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70710/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA14

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLANE CRASHED AND BURNED ON A DARK MOONLESS NIGHT AFTER IMPACTING IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE HOME OF THE PILOT'S FRIEND WHERE THE PILOT HAD VISITED EARLIER IN THE EVENING. AFTER IMPACTING IN SOFT, LEVEL, SANDY SOIL, THE MAIN WRECKAGE BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 162 FT FROM THE IMPACT POINT. EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE, EMPENNAGE, AND PORTIONS OF THE WINGS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DISINTEGRATED. A TOXICALOGY CHECK OF THE PILOT'S BLOOD INDICATED A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 135 MG PERCENT. ALTHOUGH THE SKY WAS CLEAR, ANOTHER PILOT REPORTED A LACK OF REFERENCES TO THE HORIZON FROM HIS POSITION ON THE FT SUMNER AIRPORT WHEN HE SAW THE PLANE DEPART.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759QR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759QR-1982-12-14), registration cancelled 1982-12-14, S/N 18266179 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18266179
- Airframe hours: 450
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470U 265 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Earl M Daniels
- Registered owner: Earl M Daniels
- Departed: FORT SUMNER, NM
- Destination: FORT SUMNER, NM

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: variable at 3 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 90 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820220001199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220001199A), Feb 20, 1982: Cessna 182Q, Fort Sumner, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into ground at high speed at night near friend's house. Had been drinking. Buzzed area previous occastions.

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.

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