# Incident 19831106070449I: Cessna 182P, Gowanda, NY, November 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1983, 10:48 local time
- Place: Gowanda, NY
- Airport: Gowanda Air Park
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4604° N, 78.9345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gowanda, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4604&lon=-78.9345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52581, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52581-2008-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831106070449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON IFR DESCENT. WAS VECTORED TO AND LANDED AT AN AIRPORT. CARBURETOR WAS FOULED BY DIRT.

## Other reports on N52581 (3)

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

- [Accident 20070814015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070814015109A), Aug 14, 2007: Cessna 182P (N52581), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] improper application of paint inside the carburetor air duct apears to be the cause of the engine failure. A large sheet of paint…
- [Accident 19850311006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850311006509A), Mar 11, 1985: Cessna 182P (N52581), Laurel, MD, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Failed ascertain sufficient fuel for the flight. Passed up fueling stops.
- [Accident 19761211036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761211036949A), Dec 11, 1976: Cessna 182P (N52581), Friendly, MD, 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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