# Incident 19831015069509I: Cessna 182H, Labelle, FL, October 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2088X-1995-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 42 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831015069509I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SWAMP. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N2088X (1)

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

- [Accident 19921001041409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001041409A), Oct 1, 1992: Cessna 182H (N2088X), Englewood, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed in nursery. Found water and milky substance in gascolator and carburetor.

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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