# Accident 19890225002739A: Cessna 182A, Sparta, IL, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 11:50 local time
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Airport: Sparta Community-Hunter Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1504° N, 89.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1504&lon=-89.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4717D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717D-1992-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEV05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225002739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN SOFT FIELD OFF AIRPORT. PIECE OF DUCT TAPE FROM PATCHED DUCT BLOCKED AIR.

## 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 CHI89DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEV05), Feb 25, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Sparta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE CARBURETOR VENTURI BEING BLOCKED BY THE DUCT TAPE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN ON WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

## Other reports on N4717D (4)

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

- [Accident 19881009046459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009046459A), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Sparta, IL, Substantial damage. Jumpers chute caught on doorway . Chute opened and jumper was pulled out striking horizontal stabilizer.
- [Incident 19880731041459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880731041459I), Jul 31, 1988: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Sparta, IL, 1 fatal. Experienced chutist did not open main chute. Released reserve chute too late to deploy before impact. Chute normal.
- [Incident 19870704046759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704046759I), Jul 4, 1987: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Como, TN, Minor damage. The wingtip struck tall corn on side of narrow grass runway on rollout. Aircraft nosed over in the corn.
- [Incident 19860329050369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329050369I), Mar 29, 1986: Cessna 182 (N4717D), Paris, TN, 1 fatal. During free fall main parachute became entangled around leg. Reserve also tangled. Fatal impact.

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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