# Accident 19920313006339A: Cessna 182Q, Munising, MI, March 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1992, 20:20 local time
- Place: Munising, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3999° N, 86.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3999&lon=-86.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96381, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96381-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313006339A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN TREES. WATER IN FUEL. PRIOR TO FLIGHT ON DEICING WATER AND ICE IN FUEL. TANKS PURGED

## 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 CHI92LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA112), Mar 14, 1992: Cessna 182Q (N96381), Munising, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION TO REMOVE WATER FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N96381 (2)

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

- [Accident 20151110020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151110020779A), Nov 10, 2015: Cessna 182Q (N96381), Richmond, MO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot reported to ATC that she was losing engine power at approximately 3000 feet MSL en route to kmkc. ATC lost contact with the pilot at approximately 1,600…
- [Incident 20010328005129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328005129I), Mar 28, 2001: Cessna 182Q (N96381), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) This individual was performing takeoff and landing manuevers and after landing he noticed that the a/c started pulling to the right. The a/c was…

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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