# Accident 19820416021929A: Cessna 182G, Lake Wales, FL, April 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9001° N, 81.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9001&lon=-81.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3212S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3212S-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 52 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820416021929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASH-LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. WATER , DIRT IN FUEL. WATER CORROSION IN CARBURETOR BOWL.

## 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 MIA82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA097), Apr 16, 1982: Cessna 182G (N3212S), Lake Wales, 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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