# Accident 19830516019639A: Cessna 182P, Gardner, KS, May 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8101° N, 94.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8101&lon=-94.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780H-1986-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,535 total, 35 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830516019639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. WATER IN FUEL TRAPPED BY RIDGES IN RUBBER FUEL CELLS.

## 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 MKC83LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA110), May 16, 1983: Cessna 182P (N780H), Gardner, KS, destroyed

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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