# Accident 19830102066879A: Cessna 182K, Greensburg, IN, January 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1983, 15:35 local time
- Place: Greensburg, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3510° N, 85.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3510&lon=-85.5012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7230G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7230G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 114 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102066879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER THEN QUIT AS CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 CHI83LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA070), Jan 2, 1983: Cessna 172 (N7230G), Greenburg, IN, 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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