# Accident 19830116001089A: Cessna 182, Wheaton, IL, January 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1983, 13:22 local time
- Place: Wheaton, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8568° N, 88.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheaton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8568&lon=-88.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3318F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3318F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (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 O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 203 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830116001089A

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR ICE LIGHT LIT 3 TIMES PRIOR TO POWER LOSS. PILOT USED HEAT EACH TIME BUT FAILED TO LEAVE HEAT ON.

## 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 CHI83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA084), Jan 16, 1983: Cessna 182 (N3318F), Wheaton, IL, 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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