# Accident 19820717035679A: Cessna A185F, Lake Delton, WI, July 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1982, 12:40 local time
- Place: Lake Delton, WI
- Airport: Medo Seaplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5920° N, 89.7831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Delton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5920&lon=-89.7831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8375Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8375Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,226 total, 606 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717035679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN CORNFIELD AND NOSED OVER. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI82DA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA253), Jul 17, 1982: Cessna A185F (N8375Q), Lake Delton, WI, 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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