# Accident 19890114000489A: Cessna 182P, Hamilton, OH, January 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1989, 08:03 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KVPA
- Location: 39.3303° N, 84.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3303&lon=-84.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21531, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21531-1991-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 274 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT THEN QUIT TRYING TO RETURN. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 ATL89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA073), Jan 14, 1989: Cessna 182P (N21531), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N21531 (3)

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

- [Incident 19880701045449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701045449I), Jul 1, 1988: Cessna 182P (N21531), Albany, NY. Non IFR pilot required flight assist when he flew into MVFR conditions. Landed safely at Albany.
- [Accident 19780320009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009489A), Mar 20, 1978: Cessna 182P (N21531), Hazard, KY, Substantial damage. T/d fast & long with flaps up. Obstructions on dep end prevented gnd. Gusts to 20KNOTS.
- [Accident 19730531017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730531017339A), May 31, 1973: Cessna 182P (N21531), Quincy, FL, Substantial damage. No rwy lgts. Reflectors on sides of rwy.

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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