# Incident 19860902053239I: Cessna 182P, Chicago, IL, September 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7492Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7492Q-2003-05-08) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860902053239I

## Narrative

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

MADE FORCED LANDING IN LAKE AFTER ENGINE FAILURE, AIRCRAFT SANK, CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N7492Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19830803044649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803044649I), Aug 3, 1983: Cessna 182P (N7492Q), Farmingdale, NY. No airspeed on departure. Continued to destination. FAA ramp check showed pitot plugged with mud. No biennial.

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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