# Accident 19830626026729A: Cessna 182B, Lufkin, TX, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 13:35 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3309° N, 94.7201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3309&lon=-94.7201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550G-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 695 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626026729A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION IN FUEL.

## 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 FTW83LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA296), Jun 26, 1983: Cessna 182B (N2550G), Lufkin, TX, 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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