# Accident 19821213063469A: Cessna 182P, Phenix City, AL, December 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1982, 11:15 local time
- Place: Phenix City, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4606° N, 85.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4606&lon=-85.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52742, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52742-2010-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 337 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821213063469A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 ATL83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA062), Dec 13, 1982: Cessna 182 (N52742), Phenix City, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52742 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791115039819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115039819A), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 182 (N52742), Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Hit ditch. Falsified private pilot certificate. Student only.

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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