# Accident 20030515010209A: Cessna 182J, Salem, OR, May 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9156° N, 122.8978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9156&lon=-122.8978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2913F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2913F-2003-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515010209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DONALD STEVENS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLO OCCUPANT, OF N2913F, WAS ENROUTE FROM HILLSBORO, OREGON TO PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA. AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD 4 MILES EAST OF SALEM, OREGON. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE ENGINE, A CONTINENTAL O-470-R, HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE HAD A LARGE HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE JUST BELOW THE MAGNETOS.

## 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 SEA03LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA082), May 15, 2003: Cessna 182J (N2913F), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of power in cruise flight due to a catastrophic engine failure for undetermined reasons.

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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