# Accident 19820725031989A: Cessna 182Q, Mobile, AL, July 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1982, 16:38 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Bates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6893° N, 88.0490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6893&lon=-88.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 468 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED OFF AIRPORT, NOSED OVER IN MUD. WATER IN FUEL. FUEL SELECTOR NOT ON BOTH TANKS

## 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 ATL82DA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA210), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna 182 (N735RF), Mobile, AL, 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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