# Accident 19900325005209A: Cessna 182K, Limington, ME, March 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Limington, ME
- Airport: Limington Harmon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7630° N, 70.6725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIMINGTON-HARMON (63B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7630&lon=-70.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1895Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1895Q-1990-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,775 total, 20 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325005209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 NYC90LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA081), Mar 25, 1990: Cessna 182-K (N1895Q), Limington, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION, DUE TO CARBURETOR CONTAMINATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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