# Accident 19930904033129A: Cessna 182C, Porter, TX, September 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1993, 07:44 local time
- Place: Porter, TX
- Airport: Williams Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0994° N, 95.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0994&lon=-95.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8488T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488T-1993-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904033129A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH SMOKING ENGINE AND LOW POWER NOSE HIGH CLIMB. STRUCK TREES BURNED FOUND LOOSE MUFFLER CONE BLOCKAGE.

## 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 FTW93FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA251), Sep 4, 1993: Cessna 182C (N8488T), Porter, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED WERE THE DISTORTED AND SEPARATED MUFFLER COMPONENTS RESULTING FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY AN…

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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