# Accident 19930307004479A: Cessna 182J, South Woodstock, CT, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: South Woodstock, CT
- Airport: Woodstock Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9215° N, 71.9529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOODSTOCK (64CT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9215&lon=-71.9529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3035F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3035F-1996-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,727 total, 1,761 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT WITH SKYDIVERS. WATER IN FUEL. INSPECTION FOR TANKS NOT DONE. LEAKY FUEL CAPS.

## 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 BFO93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA044), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 182J (N3035F), Putnam, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE AIR WORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, LEAKY FUEL CAP SEAL, WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, AND WRINKLES IN THE FUEL TANK BLADDERS THAT INTERFERED WITH THE ABILITY TO DRAIN…

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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