# Accident 19920606022229A: Cessna 182D, Beeville, TX, June 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Beeville, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4005° N, 97.7409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4005&lon=-97.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8979X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979X-2010-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 21 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606022229A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO LAND AFTER RELEASING PARACHUTE JUMPERS. NOSED OVER SHORT OF STRIP. NO USABLE FUEL ABOARD

## 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 FTW92LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA170), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Beeville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOTS' FAILURE TO LOWER FLAPS FOR THE SHORT FIELD LANDING.

## Other reports on N8979X (1)

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

- [Accident 20080905848109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080905848109A), Sep 5, 2008: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Orange Grove, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft lost engine power while enroute to alice, TX to drop skydivers at a high school football game. The pilot stated the aircraft engine quit…

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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