# NTSB IAD74DLJ04: Cessna 182, N8903T, Oak City, NC, July 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1973
- Place: Oak City, NC · OAK CITY, NC
- Location: 35.9625° N, 77.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9625&lon=-77.3051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1754  73/7/16    OAK CITY,NC         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 700
        TIME - 1500                    N8903T              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BERN,NC                 OAK CITY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SHOWERS IN AREA.PLT REDUCED PWR ENG BECAME ROUGH APLD CARB HEAT DID NOT REGAIN PWR.LNDD NARROW RD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8903T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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 19730716019299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716019299A), Jul 16, 1973: Cessna 182C, Oak City, NC, Substantial damage. Showers in area. Plt reduced pwr eng became rough apld carb heat did not regain pwr. Lndd narrow rd.

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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