# Accident 19831008053659A: Cessna 182A, Clarksville, TX, October 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TX
- Airport: Red River Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6104° N, 95.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6104&lon=-95.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4979D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4979D) (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 O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053659A

## 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 DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB.

## 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 FTW84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA009), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4979D), Clarksville, 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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