# Accident 19890815029879A: Cessna 182A, Russel, AR, August 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Russel, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3608° N, 91.5094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3608&lon=-91.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3763D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3763D-1990-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,810 total, 800 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815029879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD AND NOSED OVER. INTAKE VALVE HAD STUCK OPEN.

## 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 MKC89LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA182), Aug 15, 1989: Cessna 182 (N3763D), Russell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE, BECAUSE OF A VALVE WHICH STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, OVER TERRAIN THAT WAS UNSUITABLE FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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