# Accident 19880614024319A: Cessna 182K, Cotton City, NM, June 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Cotton City, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9405° N, 108.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9405&lon=-108.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2829R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2829R-1990-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614024319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED WHILE STARTING, CAUSING INDUCTION FIRE FROM FLOODING.PILOT FAILED TO KEEP CRANKING TO SUCK UP FUEL

## 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 DEN88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA127), Jun 14, 1988: Cessna 182K (N2829R), Cotton City, NM, destroyed

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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