Cessna 182M accident near Seligman, AZ
On October 8, 1993, a Cessna 182M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Seligman, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 8, 1993
- Place
- Seligman, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.129°N, 112.990°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13579
NTSB summary
On October 8, 1993, at 1021 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 182, N91849, was destroyed in multiple obstacle collisions during an emergency landing attempt near Seligman, Arizona. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot, and was on a personal cross country flight at the time. Both the commercial pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight had originated at Las Vegas International Airport, Nevada, on the morning of accident with an unknown destination. Prior to departure at 0837 hours PST, the airplane had been fueled with 30.7 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel. Records recovered at the accident site document an extended cross country flight originating at Fall River, Maine, on or about September 24, 1993. The pilot and passenger flew west to Carlsbad, California, where they arrived on October 1, 1993. The flight then departed east bound on October 5, 1993, to Las Vegas, Nevada. The accident site was located about 13.5 miles south of Seligman on Williams Valley Road at the Yavapai Ranch. Ranch employees witnessed the pilot's attempt to land on the road. They stated that the airplane was very low southbound over the ranch corrals attempting to land, when it collided with some telephone lines. They stated that the engine sounded erratic with little or no power. Wheel tracks located in the soft ground revealed that the airplane collided with a berm and large boulder. The berm was located on the north side of a natural wash. The airplane was observed nose down near
Probable cause
the separation of the carburetor float and needle valve from the upper half of the carburetor bowl, due to improper installation of the float kit.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
