# Accident 20211015018829A: Cessna 182Q, Fire Island, NY, October 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2021, 16:26 local time
- Place: Fire Island, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6461° N, 73.1437° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6461&lon=-73.1437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211015018829A

## Narrative

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

DOCUMENTS PROVIDED BY PILOT SHOW HE WAS CURRENT AND QUALIFIED. INTERVIEWED PILOT AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE FOLLOWED ALL THE PROCEDURES FROM ENGINE START TO EMERGENCY LANDING. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST THE PILOT. SUSPECT MECHANICAL ISSUE, UNABLE TO COMPLETE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT SALVAGE YARD, DUE TO PROPERTY OWNER OBJECTS TO PREFORMING WORK ON HIS PROPERTY, INSURANCE CONCERNS.  NTSB HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAS NOT ALLOTTED FURTHER FUNDS FOR AIRCRAFT TEARDOWN.  NO FURTHER FAA ACTION AT THIS TIME.  TASK CLOSED, WILL REOPEN IF NECESSARY.

## 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 ERA22LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA017), Oct 15, 2021: Cessna 182 (N759AC), Fire Island, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power 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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