# Accident 19880722027639A: Cessna 182B, Burlington, WI, July 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1988, 19:20 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Airport: Burlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6704° N, 88.2697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6704&lon=-88.2697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2486G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2486G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 32 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880722027639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT.LANDED CROSS FURROW IN PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. UNDETERMINED FUEL LEAKED OUT

## 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 CHI88DEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP07), Jul 22, 1988: Cessna 182B (N2486G), Burlington, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2486G (1)

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

- [Accident 19790528012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528012789A), May 28, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2486G), Ellington, CT, Substantial damage. Pilot switched to left tank on climbout. Had three gallons in that tank. Flt. Manual says 5 gals unusable fuel.

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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