# Accident 19851117057549A: Cessna 182, Gardiner, NY, November 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Gardiner, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6802° N, 74.1798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6802&lon=-74.1798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5634B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5634B-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 115 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851117057549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES ON FINAL APPROACH. GUSTY DOWNWIND APPROACH. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND, INVERTED AFTER WIRE STRIKE.

## 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 NYC86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA036), Nov 17, 1985: Cessna C182 (N5634B), Gardiner, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5634B (1)

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

- [Incident 19780513033709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513033709I), May 13, 1978: Cessna 182 (N5634B), Gauipolis, OH, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit. Found particles in fuel.

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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