# NTSB LAX72AL026: Cessna 182, N6493A, Tucson, AZ, October 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1971
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4325  71/10/18   TUCSON,ARIZ         CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1257
        TIME - 1900                    N6493A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERMOSILLIO,MEX             TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HEART ATTACK AT 10000FT,ACFT NOT EQPD W OXY.PVT PLT PAX LNDD ACFT OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6493A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6493A), registered now, S/N 33293, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N6493A (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 LAX98LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA252), Jul 28, 1998: Cessna 182 (N6493A), California City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to assure that an adequate supply of fuel was available for the flight and his inadequate preflight planning/preparation.

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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