# Accident 20080905848109A: Cessna 182D, Orange Grove, TX, September 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2008
- Place: Orange Grove, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 98.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-98.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8979X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979X-2010-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,090 total, 3,075 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080905848109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ENROUTE TO ALICE, TX TO DROP SKYDIVERS AT A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.  THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE POST BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR THEN SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN.  THE NOSE GEAR AND STRUT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE LEFT WING LIFT STRUT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE CRASH AND THE AFT FUSELAGE WAS BENT FROM THE IMPACT OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.  THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE EFFORTS TO UPRIGHT THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  FUEL ONBOARD WAS APPROX 60 GALS, 30 ON EACH SIDE.  THE 81 YEAR OLD PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION.  THE PILOT AND SECOND PASSENGER ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.

## 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 DFW08LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA226), Sep 5, 2008: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Orange Grove, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an improperly installed intake manifold tube.

## Other reports on N8979X (1)

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

- [Accident 19920606022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606022229A), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 182D (N8979X), Beeville, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach to land after releasing parachute jumpers. Nosed over short of strip. No usable fuel aboard

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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