- Date
- March 13, 1983, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sheffield, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1739RCessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830313007509A
- Case key
- 20832
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff from a ranch strip, the eng lost power during a turn, then started again after the plt leveled the wings. He maneuver over the strip & the eng cut out two more times. The acft descend into grassy terrain, but hit a rock & damaged the nose gear. Wrinkles were found in the wing fuel bladders, but wreckage recovery personnel failed to note whether there was water in the tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1739R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200542
- Airframe hours
- 200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- E.M. Little
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Sheffield, runway 36, 4,000 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N1739R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.