# Accident 19810907057169A: Cessna 182C, Batesville, MS, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Batesville, MS
- Airport: Panola Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3635° N, 89.8929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PANOLA COUNTY (PMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3635&lon=-89.8929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8551T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551T-2015-04-30) (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: 875 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907057169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ENTERING PATTERN AFTER A PROLONGED DESCENT WITHOUT USING CARBUREATOR HEAT.CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR CARB ICE

## 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 ATL81FKQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ28), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna 182 (N8551T), Batesville, MS, destroyed

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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