# Accident 19890717022579A: Cessna 182A, New Castle, IN, July 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1989, 19:20 local time
- Place: New Castle, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9192° N, 85.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9192&lon=-85.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5158D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5158D-1989-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890717022579A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DENIED.

## 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 CHI89LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA138), Jul 18, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5158D), New Castle, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTIAN DIRECTIONAL DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE DITCH WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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