# Accident 19920404008779A: Cessna 182A, Stanton, TX, April 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Stanton, TX
- Airport: Stanton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1207° N, 101.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1207&lon=-101.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2171G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2171G-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 110 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404008779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY. FORCE LANDED SHORT AND NOSED OVER. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT CHECK.

## 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 FTW92LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA105), Apr 4, 1992: Cessna 182A (N2171G), Stanton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N2171G (1)

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

- [Incident 19910505035469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505035469I), May 5, 1991: Cessna 182A (N2171G), Stanton, TX, 1 fatal. 3 Jumpers exited together and deployed main chutes. 2 canopies entangled. 1 reserve chute tangled. Other too late.

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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