# Accident 20060502006789A: Cessna 182L, Abita Springs, LA, May 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2006, 09:06 local time
- Place: Abita Springs, LA
- Airport: Price
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4450° N, 89.9889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4450&lon=-89.9889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42336, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42336-2006-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060502006789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (6-7) TO GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR. WITNESSES SAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAKING POWER, THE PILOT GOT THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR AND AT 200-250 FT, AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER, AND BANKED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED IN THE FOREST IN A VERTICAL POSITION. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND PILOT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND CHEST. THE DOG HAD NO INJURIES AT ALL.

## 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 DFW06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA117), May 2, 2006: Cessna 182L (N42336), Covington, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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