# Incident 19940730019679I: Cessna 182, Scotia, NY, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 13:25 local time
- Place: Scotia, NY
- Airport: Valley Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8320° N, 73.9604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8320&lon=-73.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730019679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN MOHAWK RIVER CLOSE TO SHORE. AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT IN SEVERAL FEET OF WATER. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AT CARBURETOR. FAA FORM 8010-4 ISSUED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3DZ (2)

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

- [Incident 20060611022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060611022809I), Jun 11, 2006: Cessna 182 (N3DZ), Duanesburg, NY, Minor damage. (-23) During taxi across the grass for takeoff, the nose gear and left main gear sunk into the soft ground. Gusty winds from the west pushed the aircraft over…
- [Incident 20010210002819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210002819I), Feb 10, 2001: Cessna 182 (N3DZ), Etters, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The subject aircraft was being returned to the owner based at (481) duanesburg, new york from skydiving operations at (glv) gainesville, Georgia. The…

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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