# Accident 20180610015439A: Cessna 182A, Arecibo, PR, June 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2018, 12:20 local time
- Place: Arecibo, PR
- Airport: Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 18.2217° N, 66.5908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2217&lon=-66.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3889D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3889D-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 5
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,285 total, 1,187 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180610015439A

## Narrative

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

ON JUN 11, 2018 AT 1615 HRS. (UTC), AIRCRAFT N3889D, A CESSNA 182A, OPERATED BY SKYDIVE PUERTO RICO DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 8 IN ANTONIO JUARBE POL AIRPORT (ABO) IN ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO, AFTER ROTATION AIRCRAFT GAIN ALTITUDE AND TURN HEADING NORTH CLIMBING TO 275FT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE AND A LOUD CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AT THAT POINT, PIC COMMENCED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE QUIT, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT CRASH A HALF A MILE NORTH OF RUNWAY 8.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INVERTED WITH ALL 4 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THEY SUFFERED MINOR TO SEVERE INJURIES. NO FATALITIES.

## 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 ERA18LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA165), Jun 10, 2018: Cessna 182 (N3889D), Arecibo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's failure to properly apply torque to the engine through bolts, which ultimately resulted in the crankshaft failure and the total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3889D (1)

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

- [Incident 20171021020169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021020169I), Oct 21, 2017: Cessna 182A (N3889D), Arecibo, PR, Minor damage. While on approach to landing the left wing tip cover came loose and struck the left horizontal stabilizer creating a dent on that surface. The pilot was able…

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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