# Accident 19840818041189A: Cessna 182E, Prineville, OR, August 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Airport: Prineville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1004° N, 120.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1004&lon=-120.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 37 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818041189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A ROD. PILOT MISJUDGED FORCED LANDING STRIKING TREES. ROD CAP BOLT FOR NUMBER 5 PISTON HAD FAILED.

## 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 SEA84FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA201), Aug 18, 1984: Cessna 182E (N3159Y), Prineville, OR, destroyed, 3 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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