# Accident 19730106000339A: Cessna 182L, Easton, CT, January 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1973
- Place: Easton, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.2529° N, 73.2973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2529&lon=-73.2973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3356R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3356R-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 25 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73ANE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730106000339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PREFLT DRAINED WATER FROM FUEL SYS.IN FLT 30MIN LOST PWR,ICE FOUND IN GASCOLATOR,WIND GUSTING 35K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73ANE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANE15), Jan 6, 1973: Cessna 182L (N3356R), Easton, CT, destroyed

## Other reports on N3356R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070602009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602009129A), Jun 2, 2007: Cessna 182L (N3356R), Cheneyville, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) During cruise the engine started to run rough and then it quit. The owner/pilot tried to restart the engine but could not, and set up for an emergency…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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