- Date
- July 2, 1989, 13:49 local (17:49 UTC)
- Place
- Tecumseh, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3939DCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890702024599A
- Case key
- 14374
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. The embankment (dirt bank) was a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd the eng suddenly lost power as the acft was climbing thru an estd alt of 685 ft after takeoff. He stated he followed the emergency checklist (including the use of carb heat), but the eng would not restart. Drg an emergency landing, the acft hit an embankment & nosed over. Ferrous & non-ferrous metallic material was found in the eng oil screen, but a teardown of the eng failed to reveal any mechanical problem. The temp & dew point were 83 & 69 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, carb icing was possible at glide power, but icing would not have accumulated at rated power. The plt noted that before the flt, he drained fuel from each of the sumps, using a sump drain inspn cup, until he was satisfied there was no water or other contaminates visible in the fuel samples.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3939D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 43639
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lange, Harold L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 3TE
- Destination
- 3TE
- Airport
- 3TE · Al Meyers, runway 18, 2,680 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 351 total · 86 in this make and model · 302 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days · 64 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DTW, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3939D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.