# Accident 19890503010749A: Cessna 182G, St Xavier, MT, May 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: St Xavier, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4109° N, 107.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4109&lon=-107.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3410S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3410S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890503010749A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LOOKING FOR LOST CATTLE, ENGINE FAILED AT 200 FT AGL. STALL LANDED INTO SEVERE WIND, NOSE UP. CYLINDER BROKEN

## 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 DEN89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA115), May 3, 1989: Cessna 182G (N3410S), St. Xavier, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO PISTON. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

## Other reports on N3410S (2)

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

- [Accident 19790919025259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919025259A), Sep 19, 1979: Cessna 182G (N3410S), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Made down wind landing on one way strip. Ran off departure end of runway.
- [Accident 19770923029089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770923029089A), Sep 23, 1977: Cessna 182G (N3410S), MT, Substantial damage

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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