- Date
- November 23, 1989, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Howell, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N819CMCessna 182H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891123046489A
- Case key
- 14595
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
Failure of the mixture control cable, which resulted in a loss of power due to fuel starvation during a climb after takeoff. A factor related to the accident was: rough terrain in the emergency landing area.
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 pilot stated that during the initial climb after takeoff, he noted a reduction in engine power. He followed emergency procedures, but the engine continued to lose power. During a forced landing on rough terrain, the nose gear collapsed. An exam revealed that the mixture control cable had failed within its sheath, which allowed the mixture control to move toward the idle-cutoff position. The 1965 model acft had a total flight time of 1962 hrs. The engine had accumulated 276 hrs since the last major overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N819CM
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256611
- Airframe hours
- 1,962
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph M. Porath
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 4, 1989 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- 3HE · Howell, MI
- Destination
- 65G · Fowlerville, MI
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 289 total · 200 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 23 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.