# NTSB OAK75AP048: Cessna 182A, N5958B, Incline Vlg, NV, April 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1975
- Place: Incline Vlg, NV · INCLINE VLG, NV
- Location: 39.2686° N, 119.9471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Incline Village, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2686&lon=-119.9471&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1493  75/4/24  NR.INCLINE VLG,NV     CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5958B              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  53, 12900 TOTAL HOURS, 8
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           HAYWARD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/25/75.PLT HAD SEVERE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS & EMPHYSEMA.FLEW INTO KNOWN POOR WEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5958B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5958B-1975-08-14), registration cancelled 1975-08-14, S/N 33958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750424018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750424018189A), Apr 24, 1975: Cessna 182A, Incline Vlg, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 4/25/75.plt had severe arteriosclerosis & emphysema. Flew into known poor wea.

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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