# Accident 19910407009359A: Cessna 182F, Carrabassett Va, ME, April 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Carrabassett Va, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3120U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3120U-1991-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910407009359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. HAD CARBURETOR ICEING MADE WORSE BY TURNING HEAT ON AND OFF. STALLED INTO TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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