# Accident 19880822035139A: Cessna 182, Kenai, AK, August 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1988, 08:10 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7904° N, 152.4005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7904&lon=-152.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738NR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738NR-1992-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 425 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822035139A

## Narrative

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

A WING COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE AT EDGE OF RAMP AREA.

## 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 ANC88DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG07), Aug 22, 1988: Cessna T182RG (N738NR), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N738NR (1)

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

- [Incident 19881103049049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103049049I), Nov 3, 1988: Cessna TR182 (N738NR), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Skidded sideways damaging propeller and gear doors. Thought he had gear safe light.

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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