# Accident 19830728038979A: Cessna 182A, Rochester, MN, July 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1983, 23:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0216° N, 92.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0216&lon=-92.4699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4985D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985D-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728038979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CHI83LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA339), Jul 29, 1983: Cessna 182 (N4985D), Rochester, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4985D (1)

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

- [Accident 19890506010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010989A), May 6, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Lugoff, SC, Substantial damage. After dropping sky divers encountered severe turbulence and downdraft on landing. Impacted terrain short of runway.

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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