# Accident 19820313003989A: Cessna 182H, New Port Richey, FL, March 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Hidden Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2831° N, 82.6407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HIDDEN LAKE (FA40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2831&lon=-82.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8554S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554S-1984-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 520 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313003989A

## Narrative

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

SEAT LOCK PIN BROKE AS PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF. SEAT STOP ALSO BROKE. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 MIA82DA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA071), Mar 13, 1982: Cessna 182H (N8554S), New Port Richey, FL, 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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