# NTSB LAX79DUJ98: Cessna 182, N6863M, Suprise, AZ, July 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1979
- Place: Suprise, AZ · SUPRISE, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ98

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2062  79/7/12    SUPRISE,AZ          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 197
        TIME - 1000                    N6863M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENDEN,AZ                   GLENDALE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        REMARKS- CARB FLOAT CHAMBER OVERFLOWED.FLOAT HINGE PIN & COTTER PIN RUSTY.WATER & DEBRIS IN CHAMBER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6863M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6863M), registered now, S/N 18263867, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19790712026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712026239A), Jul 12, 1979: Cessna 182, Surprise, AZ, Substantial damage. Exper. Eng. Fire in flt. Made safe emer. Lndg. Found clogged carbuerator chamber. Carbureator overflowed.

## Other investigations on N6863M (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL99LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA130), Sep 14, 1999: Cessna 182P (N6863M), Summerville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The missing throttle linkage bolt from the carburetor due to an improper engine installation by maintenance personnel. Factors were the tailwind present during the landing roll and the trees.

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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