# Accident 19900520016699A: Cessna 182B, Evans, WV, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Evans, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7994° N, 81.7998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7994&lon=-81.7998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2411G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2411G-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,848 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520016699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGED AND QUIT ON DESCENT AFTER DROPPING SKY DIVERS. LANDED IN TREES. WATER,DIRT IN FUEL.

## 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 BFO90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA048), May 20, 1990: Cessna 182 (N2411G), Evans, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO CARBURETOR FLOAT CHAFFING RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN.

## Other reports on N2411G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810405034449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405034449I), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 182B (N2411G), Ravenswood, WV, 1 fatal. Jumper made static line jump. Chute opened. Jumper made no effort to steer chute. May have been incapacitated.
- [Incident 19791028054059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028054059I), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 182B (N2411G), Bidwell, OH, 1 fatal. Main chute malfunctioned. Jumper released it but never opened the reserve chute.

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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