Cessna 182D N9163X

Summary

On 18 May 2018 at about 15:09 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N9163X was involved in an accident near Crescent Mills, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 May 2018 at 15:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Crescent Mills, California, United States

Coordinates

40.0486, -120.9808

Aircraft

Cessna 182D

Registration

N9163X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redding → Quincy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR18TA157

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to the development of carburetor icing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that when he arrived in the vicinity of the destination airport, there was fog in the valley where the airport was located, and he began circling the airplane at a low engine power setting. The engine subsequently lost total power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a river, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The atmospheric conditions present in the area at the time of the accident were conducive to the development of serious carburetor icing at glide power settings which likely resulted in the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.