# NTSB DEN82FTI08: Cessna 182, N2390R, Chinook, MT, November 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1981
- Place: Chinook, MT · CHINOOK, MT
- Location: 48.5901° N, 109.2318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinook, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5901&lon=-109.2318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3240  81/11/17   CHINOOK,MT          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 323
        TIME - 1500                    N2390R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLASGOW,MT                  CHINOOK,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- AFT TOUCHDWN INTENTIONALLY SWERVED L TO AVOID DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2390R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2390R-2004-04-07), registration cancelled 2004-04-07, S/N 18255490, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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

## 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 19811117084759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117084759A), Nov 17, 1981: Cessna 182G, Chinook, MT, Substantial damage. Flying low over construction work. Engine vibrated and quit when power added. Had used partial carb heat. Moist air

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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