# Accident 19900810034599A: Cessna 182H, Wenatchee, WA, August 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1990, 16:23 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3705° N, 120.3499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3705&lon=-120.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2473X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473X-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900810034599A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON DEPARTURE. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER LANDING. OIL HA BEEN CHANGED. OIL FILTER IMPROPERLY FITTED.

## 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 SEA90LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA159), Aug 10, 1990: Cessna 182H (N2473X), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE OIL FILTER GASKET BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SEIZURE OF THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N2473X (1)

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

- [Accident 19731016031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731016031869A), Oct 16, 1973: Cessna 182H (N2473X), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Nse whl bent fwrd,prop and whl pant dmgd.

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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