# Accident 19830313007509A: Cessna 182G, Sheffield, TX, March 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sheffield, TX
- Airport: Sheffield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6896° N, 101.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6896&lon=-101.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1739R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1739R-1996-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313007509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT CIRCLING A FARM STRIP. STRUCK A ROCK ON FORCED LANDING. BELIEVE WATER RETAINED IN FUEL CELL WRINKLES.

## 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 FTW83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA151), Mar 13, 1983: Cessna 182RG (N1739R), Sheffield, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1739R (2)

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

- [Accident 19850707029539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029539A), Jul 7, 1985: Cessna R182 (N1739R), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Floated during flare on downwind landing. Ran off end of runway into a fence and collapsed the landing gear.
- [Incident 19780918019689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918019689I), Sep 18, 1978: Cessna R182 (N1739R), Midland, TX, Minor damage. On second landing of flight aircraft was landed wheels up.

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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