# Accident 19880909038529A: Cessna 182M, Crescent City, CA, September 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1988, 19:20 local time
- Place: Crescent City, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7808° N, 124.1600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7808&lon=-124.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4834P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4834P-1992-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909038529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGED ON FORCED LANDING.  A PISTON HAD FAILED.  HAD PREXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS.

## 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 LAX88LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA316), Sep 10, 1988: Cessna 182M (N4834P), Crescent City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2 PISTON DUE TO PREEXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE PISTON.

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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