# Accident 19830616025879A: Cessna 182H, Petersburg, AK, June 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1983, 03:30 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.0497° N, 132.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0497&lon=-132.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1820X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1820X-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 183 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616025879A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST EN ROUTE AT NIGHT IN LOW CEILING RAIN AND FOG. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND DITCHED AT SEA.

## 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 SEA83LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA126), Jun 16, 1983: Cessna 182H (N1820X), Petersburg, AK, 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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