# Accident 19941008048459A: Cessna 182N, New London, NH, October 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: New London, NH
- Airport: Eagles Nest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4045° N, 71.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLES NEST (NH40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4045&lon=-71.9486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8903G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8903G-1995-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941008048459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NEARING DESTINATION NH40. LANDED SOFT DIRT NOSED OVER. EXHAUST VALVE PUSH ROD BROKE. 90 HRS SINCE TBO.

## 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 NYC95LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA004), Oct 8, 1994: Cessna 182N (N8903G), New London, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the number four push rod, which resulted in the complete loss of engine power and forced landing, and the subsequent nose over on soft terrain.

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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