# Accident 19830730036659A: Cessna 182A, Sheridan, OR, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, OR
- Airport: Sheridan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0990° N, 123.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0990&lon=-123.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6386B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6386B-2015-05-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 2 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730036659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT HIT FENCE SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL CONTAMINATION FOUND.

## 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 SEA83LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA161), Jul 30, 1983: Cessna 182A (N6386B), Sheridan, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6386B (3)

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

- [Incident 19890409023969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409023969I), Apr 9, 1989: Cessna 182A (N6386B), Roll, AZ, Damage unknown. Found aircraft crash landed on a dirt strip and empty. Witness warned away by 2 men. Aircraft stripped overnite.
- [Incident 19850706059199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706059199I), Jul 6, 1985: Cessna 182A (N6386B), Anchorage, AK. Diverted after engine sputtered and switching fuel tanks restored power. Pilot did not know how much fuel remained.
- [Incident 19820818048259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818048259I), Aug 18, 1982: Cessna 182A (N6386B), Wasilla, AK, 1 fatal. Skydivers main chute failed and was cut away. Reserve chute not used. No alcohol or drugs found by autopsy.

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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