- Date
- April 13, 1983, 17:40 local (Apr 14, 1983, 01:40 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N333LKCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830413012929A
- Case key
- 23446
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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
Prior to this flt, the acft had not been flown for two months or refueled in five months. During that period, it had been exposed to unusually heavy amounts of rainfall. An annual inspection had been completed on 1/12/82 & 77 hrs had been flown since that time. On 3/17/83, the acft had been taxied from its tie-down to a maintenance facility for another annual inspection. On the day of the accident, it had not been returned to service since the facility had found water in the fuel filter & carb, and had planned to troubleshoot the fuel sys. The owner assumed that the annual inspection was complete since he had received an invoice for the service. During a preflight, he drained the sumps. Some water was found, but the sumps were drained until only fuel flowed. During takeoff, the eng lost power at aprx 200 ft AGL & would not restart. The acft collided with trees & crashed during a forced landing. Water was found in the carb, fuel selector & strainer, & left tank. Also, the o-rings in the fuel caps were worn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333LK
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262231
- Airframe hours
- 2,366
- Engine
- Continental O-470R-25A, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Odou Enterprises & W.A.Tatnall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 12, 1982 · 77 hours before
- Destination
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Airport
- AUN · Auburn Muni, runway 7, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 725 total · 369 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.