# Incident 19820818053469I: Cessna 182, Essex Jct, VT, August 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1982, 17:17 local time
- Place: Essex Jct, VT
- Airport: Essex Jct
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4903° N, 73.1141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Essex Junction, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4903&lon=-73.1141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2815R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2815R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818053469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT 3 MILES OUT. LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD. EXHAUSTED FUEL DUE TO FUEL CELL LEAK.

## Other reports on N2815R (1)

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

- [Accident 20010715017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715017849A), Jul 15, 2001: Cessna 182K (N2815R), Warren, OH, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 15, 2001, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N2815R, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Warren, Ohio. The…

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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