# Accident 19820119001309A: Cessna 182P, Topeka, KS, January 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0305° N, 95.6901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0305&lon=-95.6901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52757, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52757-1982-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119001309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING DUE TO BAD WEATHER EN ROUTE. RAN INTO A RAVINE ON LANDING. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 MKC82DA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA018), Jan 19, 1982: Cessna 182P (N52757), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52757 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760717021229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717021229A), Jul 17, 1976: Cessna 182P (N52757), Monache Meadws, CA, Substantial damage. Struck mounds of meadow grass. One way strip.

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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