# NTSB CHI81FEI08: Cessna 182, N4688K, Ravenna, OH, December 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1980
- Place: Ravenna, OH · RAVENNA, OH
- Location: 41.1616° N, 81.2421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravenna, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1616&lon=-81.2421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3551  80/12/22   RAVENNA,OH          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 665
        TIME - 1555                    N4688K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTAGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAVENNA,OH                  COLUMBUS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN A PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4688K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4688K-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N 18263689, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portage County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801222076219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222076219A), Dec 22, 1980: Cessna 182P, Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed in plowed field. Nosed over. Was trailing black smoke. Possible primer unlocked.

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.

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