- Date
- January 20, 1982, 17:23 local (Jan 21, 1982, 01:23 UTC)
- Place
- Escondido, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N92387Cessna 182N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820120001689A
- Case key
- 70617
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before takeoff, the pilot received a complete weather briefing. The briefer warned him that the weather system in southern California was extremely hazardous and advised him several times not to go. The briefing included numerous pilot reports that confirmed the forecast of icing and turbulence. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan and departed in an aircraft that was not certificated for flight in icing conditions. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost while it was descending to intercept the ILS. The plane was found on 1/21/82 where it had crashed in mountainous terrain. It was located about 300 ft from where it had struck the tops of trees. Interviews with local residents revealed that the weather was severe with wind and rain at the time of the accident. An examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact malfunction or failure. The elevation of the trees was about 3380 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92387
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 60181
- Airframe hours
- 3,604
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John T. Moore
- Registered owner
- John T. Moore
- Departed
- CRQ · Imperial, CA
- Destination
- IPL · Carlsbad, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,803 total · 32 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Observed at
- 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.