# Accident 19810623036139A: Cessna 182P, Pittstown, NJ, June 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1539M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1539M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623036139A

## Narrative

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

CLAIMS DOWNDRAFT ON LEVEL-OFF. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. IMPACT COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC81DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DA065), Jun 23, 1981: Cessna 182 (N1539M), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1539M (1)

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

- [Incident 19920314018769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920314018769I), Mar 14, 1992: Cessna 182P (N1539M), Marlboro, NJ. Power loss en route. Forced landing in a field. Found carburetor had insufficient float clearance.

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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