# Accident 19891123046489A: Cessna 182H, Howell, MI, November 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5997° N, 83.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5997&lon=-83.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819CM-1990-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 75 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891123046489A

## Narrative

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

MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE BROKE ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED UP LANDING  IN ROUGH FIELD. CABLE WAS WORN INSIDE SHEATH.

## 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 CHI90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA032), Nov 23, 1989: Cessna 182H (N819CM), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION DURING A CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY…

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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