# Accident 19951022033749A: Cessna 182H, Tuscaloosa, AL, October 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1995, 16:22 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1702° N, 87.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1702&lon=-87.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70535 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,212 total, 50 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951022033749A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER IN OPEN FIELD. NR1 PISTON SHATTERED. ROD MADE HOLE IN CASE. ALL OTHERS CRACKED BY OVERHEAT.

## 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 ATL96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA008), Oct 22, 1995: Cessna 182H (N70535), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the number one piston assembly, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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