- Date
- January 5, 1985, 09:14 local (17:14 UTC)
- Place
- El Monte, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N58816Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850105019239A
- Case key
- 24453
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Fuel system - waterCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff at an alt of aprx 300 ft AGL, a ttl loss of pwr was experienced. The plt attempted a forced landing in a residential area but upon realizing the area was too congested, the acft was intentionally landed in a large tree. Post accident examination revealed water in the fuel tanks and in the carburetor fuel line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58816
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262315
- Airframe hours
- 2,579
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R25, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Delta Industries
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- EMT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,443 total · 871 in this make and model · 1,423 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EMT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.