# Accident 19880823035119A: Cessna 182, Bamberg, SC, August 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1988, 10:05 local time
- Place: Bamberg, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2956° N, 81.0278° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2956&lon=-81.0278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5797B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797B-2023-09-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 461 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823035119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A MELON PATCH. CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT GEAR HAD FAILED. 89 HOURS SINCE TBO.

## 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 ATL88LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA236), Aug 23, 1988: Cessna 182 (N5797B), Bamberg, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5797B (1)

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

- [Accident 20211009017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009017499A), Oct 9, 2021: Cessna 182 (N5797B), Fruitland Park, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was landing at a private airfield with a grass surface. Pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. On the sixth landing, the nose wheel assembly…

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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