# Accident 19900116000939A: Cessna 182, Frederick, CO, January 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1990, 15:58 local time
- Place: Frederick, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0991° N, 104.9401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0991&lon=-104.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5310B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900116000939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. INTAKE VALVES STUCK DUE TO HEAVY CARBON BUILDUP.

## 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 DEN90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA044), Jan 16, 1990: Cessna 182 (N5310B), Frederick, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS INDUCED BY STUCK INTAKE VALVES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS…

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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