Cessna R182 N1842R

Summary

On 2 October 1984 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N1842R was involved in an accident near Austin, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 October 1984 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Austin, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

39.5399, -117.1909

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N1842R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reno → Eureka

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA85FA001

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DETERIORATING WX WAS ENCOUNTERED AS THE PLT FOLLOWED A HIGHWAY TO HIS DEST ON AN EASTERLY HEADING. ON SCENE EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE ACFT IMPACTED LEFT WING TIP FIRST ON A NORTHERLY HEADING NEAR THE EAST END OF A BOX CANYON. THE IMPACT FLIGHT PATH ANGLE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES DOWN. THE BOX CANYON IN WHICH THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WAS 8 MI SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY. LANDER COUNTY OFFICIALS IN AUSTIN OBSERVED THE WX TO BE OBSCURED WITH FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.