# Accident 19830502018979A: Cessna 182A, Monticello, GA, May 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2997° N, 83.6805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2997&lon=-83.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3721D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 80 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830502018979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD. STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. WATER IN FUEL. PARKED IN OPEN. LEAKY FUEL CAPS.

## 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 ATL83FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA175), May 3, 1983: Cessna 182A (N3721D), Monticello, GA, 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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