# Accident 19890918035339A: Cessna 182N, Concord, CA, September 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1989, 11:21 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0003° N, 122.0296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0003&lon=-122.0296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92651, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92651-1990-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918035339A

## Narrative

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

FULLY LOADED, ROTATED AFTER LONG ROLL, FAILED TO GAIN SPEED OR ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN89FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA219), Sep 18, 1989: Cessna 182 (N92651), Concord, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN UNKNOWN REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

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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