# Accident 19820802056929A: Cessna 182P, Abbeville, LA, August 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9695° N, 92.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9695&lon=-92.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5787J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5787J-2006-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802056929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FERRY FLIGHT. FLIPPED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WITH TALL GRASS. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNKNOWN

## 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 FTW82DA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA310), Aug 2, 1982: Cessna 182P (N5787J), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5787J (1)

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

- [Accident 20040110004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040110004189A), Jan 10, 2004: Cessna 182P (N5787J), Baudette, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft N5787J departed Baudette, MN on 01-10-04 approximately 1745 CST. Based on witness reports, the PIC and passenger's planned destination was…

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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