# Incident 19970907038249I: Cessna 182M, Dubuque, IA, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 13:10 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Freedom
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5006° N, 90.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubuque, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5006&lon=-90.6646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1839X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1839X-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907038249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. THOMPSON STATED HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE TEN NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF DUBUQUE, IOWA. HE ADVISED ATC, SAW A GRASS STRIP (IA68), MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE GRASS STRIP, LOST CONTROL, CAME TO REST INVERTED IN AN ADJACENT CORNFIELD. HE PUT ON 40 GAL. OF FUEL IN MINNESOTA, FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT FUEL SUMP PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. HE FELT ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, NOT MECHANICAL. DURING THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION SEVERAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. SEE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT #98CE010008. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N1839X (1)

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

- [Accident 20161226023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161226023729A), Dec 26, 2016: Cessna 182H (N1839X), Gatlinburg, TN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft had VFR flight following. Pilot started descent to kgkt 15 miles from airport. Aircraft was in IFR conditions and descended into mountains. Aircraft…

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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