# Accident 19830404013119A: Cessna 182H, Ruth, CA, April 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1983, 17:15 local time
- Place: Ruth, CA
- Airport: Ruth Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4600° N, 123.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4600&lon=-123.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2353X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2353X-1984-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 80 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830404013119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED TWO MILES FROM AIRPORT. FOUND WATER IN FUEL AND FUEL SOURCE AT AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX83LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA176), Apr 5, 1983: Cessna 182H (N2353X), Ruth, CA, 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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