# Accident 19850818039399A: Cessna 182Q, Safford, AZ, August 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Airport: Safford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8102° N, 109.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8102&lon=-109.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735TQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,021 total, 144 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818039399A

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR FOAM GASKET SEPARATED AND LODGED IN CARBURETOR.  ENGINE FLOODED, HIT A TREE, THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX85LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA354), Aug 18, 1985: Cessna 182Q (N735TQ), Safford, AZ, 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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