# Accident 19831213060569A: Cessna R182, Greenwich, CT, December 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Greenwich, CT
- Airport: Westchester Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0278° N, 73.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwich, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0278&lon=-73.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2254T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2254T-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 105 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213060569A

## Narrative

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

DEPART IFR WITH A DEFECTIVE GYRO HORIZON. LOST CONTROL ON A MISSED APPROACH. AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A PARTIAL PANEL

## 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 NYC84FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA053), Dec 13, 1983: Cessna R182 (N2254T), Greenwich, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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