# Incident 19810611036989I: Cessna 182A, Brewerton, NY, June 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Brewerton, NY
- Airport: Syacuse
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2324° N, 76.1448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brewerton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2324&lon=-76.1448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2002J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2002J-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611036989I

## Narrative

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

DDURING CLIMB TRANSMITTER SMOKED AND FUEL GAGE BURNED OUT. FOUND BATTERY SHORTED. CHANGED REGULATOR AND BATTERY.

## Other reports on N2002J (1)

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

- [Incident 19780225001889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225001889I), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna 182A (N2002J), Tuskegee, AL, Minor damage. Loud bang just before liftoff. Prop pitch change blocks had broken.

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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