Accident · 1995-04-13

NTSB case SEA95FA079 · CESSNA 182P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-04-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (N182AL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his improper use of carburetor heat. Factors include: weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and airframe icing, airframe ice, and mountainous/hilly terrain in the area of the forced descent.

Source: NTSB case SEA95FA079

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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