# NTSB CHI82DA187: Cessna 182, N2414G, Cedarville, OH, May 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 26, 1982, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Cedarville, OH
- Location: 39.7484° N, 83.8122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedarville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7484&lon=-83.8122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70170/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA187

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE ENROUTE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORN FIELD. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2414G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2414G-2018-07-19), registration cancelled 2018-07-19, S/N 51714, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51714
- Airframe hours: 2700
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kcr Aircraft Company
- Registered owner: Kcr Aircraft Company
- Departed: CONNERSVILLE, TN
- Destination: XENIA, OH

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,710 total, 20 in this make and model, 1,540 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 145 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820526020429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526020429A), May 26, 1982: Cessna 182B, Cedarville, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during forced landing after engine quit from carburetor ice.

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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