# NTSB SEA75AS019: Cessna 182E, N9224X, Prosser, WA, October 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1974
- Place: Prosser, WA · PROSSER, WA
- Location: 46.2090° N, 119.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prosser, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2090&lon=-119.7678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3833  74/10/28   PROSSER,WASH        CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 250
        TIME - 2115                    N9224X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WASH                YAKIMA,WASH
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           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
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UPSLOPE FOG COVERING RISING TERRAIN.RECOVERY DATE 10/29/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9224X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9224X-1975-02-19), registration cancelled 1975-02-19, S/N 18253624, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19741028042129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741028042129A), Oct 28, 1974: Cessna 182E, Prosser, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Upslope fog covering rising terrain. Recovery date 10/29/74.

## Other investigations on N9224X (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW71DQG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG71), May 19, 1971: Cessna 182 (N9224X), Snyder, TX, no damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0538), Nov 3, 1964: Cessna 182 (N9224X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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