# Accident 19970906025529A: Cessna 182E, Pawtucket, RI, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9207° N, 71.4914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH CENTRAL STATE (SFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9207&lon=-71.4914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3286Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3286Y-1998-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025529A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF WITH JUMPERS, CRASHED AND BURNED ON TAKEOFF. (-23) NO NARRATIVE

## 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 IAD97FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA117), Sep 6, 1997: Cessna 182E (N3286Y), Smithfield, RI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.