- Date
- February 23, 1983, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chuluota, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2081XCessna 182H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830223005089A
- Case key
- 30768
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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.
Analysis
The acft crashed from 200 ft AGL on takeoff. Witnesses said the engine quit and the acft made a steep left turn and then dove straight to the ground. The acft had almost made a 180 degree turn to line up with state road 419 when it crashed. This road paralleled the takeoff rwy about 600 ft to the south. The acft had just been refueled before takeoff. Other acft used this fuel source and noted no discrepancies related to fueling. Examination of the powerplant was accomplishedwith negative results. A substantial amount of water was found around the center electrode of the spark plugs. Evidence of moisture was also found in the carburetor bowl, however the fire dept had sprayed considerable amounts of water over the wreckage to extinguish the intense post crash fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2081X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256181
- Airframe hours
- 1,729
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Humphrey Assoc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 14, 1982
- Destination
- SSI · Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport
- Flying Seminole Ranch, runway 29, 4,000 × 160 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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.