# Accident 19810207003139A: Cessna 182N, Ellington, CT, February 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1981, 09:55 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Tolland Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9040° N, 72.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9040&lon=-72.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9082G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9082G-1982-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,253 total, 393 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207003139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. ALSO FROST ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC81FNE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE08), Feb 7, 1981: Cessna 182 (N9082G), Ellington, CT, 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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