# Accident 19850105019239A: Cessna 182P, El Monte, CA, January 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1985, 09:14 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58816 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,443 total, 871 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850105019239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. HIT TREE, POWERLINES, GROUND. FUEL LINE TO CARBURETOR FULL OF WATER.

## 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 LAX85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA097), Jan 5, 1985: Cessna 182P (N58816), El Monte, CA, 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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