# Incident 19850202012389I: Cessna 182P, Sarasota, FL, February 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Bradenton
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7337N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7337N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850202012389I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS AND VIBRATE AT CRUISE. SAFE LANDING. REPLACED DEFECTIVE SPARKPLUG WIRE.

## Other reports on N7337N (1)

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

- [Accident 20260920013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260920013369A), Sep 20, 2026: Cessna 182P (N7337N), Warren, ID, Substantial damage. An interview with the spouse who is a certificated private pilot was the sole passenger. She stated that on takeoff, her husband was drifting off runway…

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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