# Incident 19880427019909I: Cessna 182A, Bonanza, AR, April 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Bonanza, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2333° N, 94.4161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonanza, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2333&lon=-94.4161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4793D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4793D-2021-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427019909I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND PISTON HAD PENETRATED THE ENGINE CRANKCASE.

## Other reports on N4793D (1)

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

- [Accident 20160524010099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160524010099A), May 24, 2016: Cessna 182A (N4793D), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. During cruise flight the pilot reported a loss of engine power. The pilot made an emergency landing on mccarran boulevard south of west plumb street…

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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