# Accident 19890702019029A: Cessna 182, Elmendorf, TX, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 13:38 local time
- Place: Elmendorf, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2493° N, 98.3296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2493&lon=-98.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5827B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5827B-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 460 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702019029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT AFTER PARACHUTE DROP. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND RAN THROUGH CHAIN FENCE.

## 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 FTW89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA129), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5827B), Elmendorf, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, IN CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, THAT LED TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR A SAFE LANDING ON THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N5827B (3)

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

- [Incident 19820707037839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707037839I), Jul 7, 1982: Cessna 182 (N5827B), Elmendorf, TX, 1 fatal. Sky diver delayed opening chute untill too late, was fatally injured.
- [Incident 19810725052999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725052999I), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5827B), Elmendorf, TX, 2 fatal. Jumpers collided after breaking formation and opening chutes. Reserve chutes also tangled when opened.
- [Incident 19810214011649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214011649I), Feb 14, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5827B), San Antonio, TX, 1 fatal. Zx main parachute separated from jumper using borrowed chute. Releases on this chute and his were different.

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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