# NTSB SEA84FA175: Cessna 182H, N1828X, Elko, NV, July 17, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1984, 21:37 local (Jul 17, 1984, 04:37 UTC)
- Place: Elko, NV
- Coordinates: 40.949356, -115.789314 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9494&lon=-115.7893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84FA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39817/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA175

## Analysis

ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER TAKING OFF ON RWY 23, THE PLT REPORTED ON A DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT WHILE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. DURING IMPACT, THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE ROOF GABLE OF A MOBILE HOME, THEN THE ACFT STRUCK A CINDER BLOCK WALL, A POWER LINE & THE GROUND. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. A TEST OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.164%.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause)
  - spiral - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - descent - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - residence
  - object - wire,transmission
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1828X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1828X-1984-10-25), registration cancelled 1984-10-25, S/N 18255928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18255928
- Airframe hours: 1840
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: C F Bogdon
- Registered owner: C.F. Bogdon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 6, 1984, 11 hours before
- Airport: EKO, Elko Muni, runway 23, 6,400 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 433 total, 360 in this make and model, 397 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EKO, 2 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840716034289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840716034289A), Jul 16, 1984: Cessna 182H, Elko, NV, Destroyed. Intoxicated pilot lost control of the aircraft shortly after takeoff. Struck a building, wires and a cement wall.

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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