# Incident 19840121015319I: Cessna 182C, Kotzebue, AK, January 21, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1984, 11:21 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Kotzebue
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8944T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8944T-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121015319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. TRIED TO MAKE A ROAD BUT DRIFTED OFF THE EDGE. FOUND SOLID ICE IN CARBURETOR BOWL.

## Other reports on N8944T (1)

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

- [Accident 20091022052299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091022052299A), Oct 22, 2009: Cessna 182C (N8944T), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was interviewed by lkg on 12/02/2009 @ his home, [privacy data omitted] regarding an aircraft accident that occured sometime during the…

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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