# Accident 19870529017189A: Cessna 182G, Avenol, CA, May 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Avenol, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8900° N, 120.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8900&lon=-120.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3274S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3274S-1989-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 191 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529017189A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS. FORCED LANDING ON DIRT ROAD. TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT HIT TREES AND CRASHED.POSSIBLE CARB ICING.

## 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 LAX87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA221), May 30, 1987: Cessna 182G (N3274S), Avenal, CA, 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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