# Accident 19940719020269A: Cessna 182F, Raeford, NC, July 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1994, 12:45 local time
- Place: Raeford, NC
- Airport: Raeford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9702° N, 79.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9702&lon=-79.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3513U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3513U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 900 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719020269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES.  HAD DRAINED WATER IN FUEL. PREFLIGHT. WATER REMAINED EVEN IN OIL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL94LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA143), Jul 19, 1994: Cessna 182F (N3513U), Raeford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PRESENCE OF TREES AT THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N3513U (2)

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

- [Accident 19870221003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221003659A), Feb 21, 1987: Cessna 182F (N3513U), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. During taxi to hangar the left main gear collapsed. Found spring strut was broken 3 inches inside fuselage.
- [Incident 19810628068659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628068659I), Jun 28, 1981: Cessna 182F (N3513U), Oxford, MI. Engine lost power. Landed ok added fuel. Continued flight,found loose clamp on intake manifold caused problem.

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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