# Accident 19830718036069A: Cessna TR182, Silver City, NM, July 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1983, 08:50 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Whiskey Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7620° N, 108.2084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHISKEY CREEK (94E), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7620&lon=-108.2084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4730S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4730S-2011-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 388 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830718036069A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. MAG CAM RETAINING SCREW WAS LOOSE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4730S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040630015669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040630015669I), Jun 30, 2004: Cessna TR182 (N4730S), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost directional control after landing at Cedar Rapids. The aircraft tipped forward and the propeller tips contacted the runway. The pilot regained…

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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