# Accident 19910728030299A: Cessna 182C, Cordova, AK, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 16:20 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7898° N, 145.6091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7898&lon=-145.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8651T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8651T-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 810 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030299A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER WATER. ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED AIRCRAFT SANK. NOT RECOVERED. PILOT ENGAGED IN SEA OTTER SPOTTING.

## 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 ANC91LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA110), Jul 29, 1991: Cessna 182C (N8651T), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE OPERATING OVER WATER.

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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