# Accident 19800518016799A: Cessna 182C, Seagoville, TX, May 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Seagoville, TX
- Airport: Seagoville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6092° N, 96.5261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEAGOVILLE (5TA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6092&lon=-96.5261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8831T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8831T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 75 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518016799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON FINAL FOR GO-AROUND. LANDED SHORT IN MUDDY FIELD. FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 FTW80FPA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA12), May 18, 1980: Cessna 182 (N8831T), Seagoville, TX, substantial damage

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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