# Accident 19890225002789A: Cessna TR182, Ft Madison, IA, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ft Madison, IA
- Airport: Ft Madison Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6107° N, 91.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6107&lon=-91.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4314R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314R-1998-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 45 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225002789A

## Narrative

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

FIRE AND SMOKE FROM DEFROSTER VENT. LANDED WITH WINDSHIELD CHARRED. HOT WIRE TO AMP GAUGE SHORTED, BURNED FUEL LINE

## 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 MKC89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA066), Feb 25, 1989: Cessna 182RG (N4314R), Ft. Madison, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORT THAT CAUSED AN IN FLIGHT FIRE.

## Other reports on N4314R (2)

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

- [Accident 19960702015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015839A), Jul 2, 1996: Cessna TR182 (N4314R), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft made touch and go landing on runway, bounced several times, lost control, landed and flipped over.
- [Incident 19940609026929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940609026929I), Jun 9, 1994: Cessna TR182 (N4314R), Pittsburgh, KS, Minor damage. No green light for gear down. Recycled and pumped. Landed nose gear up.

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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