# Accident 19871020082039A: Cessna 182K, Atwood, KS, October 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Atwood, KS
- Airport: Atwood-Rawlins Co City Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8097° N, 101.0409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8097&lon=-101.0409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2472Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2472Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 44 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020082039A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO IDLE A PROLONGED PERIOD PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT DUE TO CARBURETOR 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 MKC88LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA010), Oct 20, 1987: Cessna 182 (N2472Q), Atwood, KS, 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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