# NTSB MIA73AM065: Cessna 182H, N1905X, Culebra Island, PR, May 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Culebra Island, PR · CULEBRA ISLAND, PR
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0963   73/5/3    CULEBRA ISLAND,PR   CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 650
        TIME - 2151                    N1905X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CULEBRA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- GO ARND AT NITE OVER UNLTD AREA.HAD MISIDENTIFIED FIELD. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.O6 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1905X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1905X-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 18256005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Culebra

## 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 19730503011009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503011009A), May 3, 1973: Cessna 182H, Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Go arnd at nite over unltd area. Had misidentified field. Blood alcohol level 0.O6 pct.

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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