# Incident 19880220003069I: Cessna 182, Stuart, FL, February 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1988, 16:10 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1832° N, 80.2051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1832&lon=-80.2051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6418A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6418A-2014-11-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220003069I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL APPROACH. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 MIA88IA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA112), Feb 20, 1988: Cessna 182 (N6418A), Stuart, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N6418A (1)

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

- [Accident 19920310005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920310005699A), Mar 10, 1992: Cessna 182 (N6418A), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout after banner drop. Stalled. Fuel on empty tank. Pilot blames lack of rest for errors.

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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