# Accident 20180428014889A: Cessna 182F, Boulder, UT, April 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2018, 17:15 local time
- Place: Boulder, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9047° N, 111.4183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9047&lon=-111.4183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3377U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428014889A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST HE CHOSE TO LAND IN A FIELD BECAUSE THE POWER LOSS WAS INTERMITTENT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT THE END OF THE FIELD, NOSE DOWN AT A FENCE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT AND FIREWALL.

## 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 WPR18LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA136), Apr 28, 2018: Cessna 182F (N3377U), Boulder, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the available evidence.

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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