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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Williston, FL · February 17, 1985

Date
February 17, 1985 · 12:50 local
Place
Williston, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3891D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA098
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
558 total38 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine failed on approach and the aircraft impacted the ground. Carburetor heat not used on descent.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. CARBURETOR HEAT NOT USED ON DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.