# Accident 19940903024969A: Cessna 182H, Plymouth, MI, September 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1994, 08:43 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal-Canton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3695° N, 83.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3695&lon=-83.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8470S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470S-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903024969A

## Narrative

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

BACKFIRE POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREE ON FORCED LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CARBURETOR ICING EXISTED.

## 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 CHI94FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA310), Sep 3, 1994: Cessna 182H (N8470S), Plymouth, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE, AND IMPROPER USE OF (OR FAILURE TO USE) THE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING (WEATHER) CONDITIONS, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED…

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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