# Accident 19940423009069A: Cessna 182J, Private, AL, April 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1994, 16:45 local time
- Place: Private, AL
- Airport: Athens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7796° N, 86.9504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7796&lon=-86.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2945F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2945F-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,306 total, 704 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERSPEED LOST OIL PRESSURE. LANDED ROUGH FIELD. SIX HOURS SINCE ENGINE OVERHAUL. OIL DILUTION PLUG MISSING.

## 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 ATL94LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA085), Apr 23, 1994: Cessna 182J (N2945F), Athens, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY INSTALL AN ACCESS PLUG WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE.

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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