# Accident 19890702024599A: Cessna 182A, Tecumseh, MI, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 13:49 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Al Meyers Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0002° N, 83.9390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0002&lon=-83.9390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3939D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3939D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 86 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702024599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. HIT EMBANKMENT,NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. CARBURETOR ICING SUSPECT. METAL IN OIL SCREEN

## 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 CHI89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA123), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 182A (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE EMBANKMENT (DIRT BANK) WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3939D (2)

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

- [Incident 19860928067669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928067669I), Sep 28, 1986: Cessna 182A (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI. Failed to open chute as soon as he departed aircraft. Chutist tumbled and cords of chute tangled. Impacted ground.
- [Accident 19790812021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812021409A), Aug 12, 1979: Cessna 182 (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Left spring steel landing gear strut broke during landing on sod, parallel to runway.

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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