# NTSB NYC77FNA34: Cessna 182P, N52793, Mansfield, MA, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Mansfield, MA · MANSFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.0334° N, 71.2189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0334&lon=-71.2189&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2927  77/9/18    MANSFIELD,MA        CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1200
        TIME - 1515                    N52793              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,MA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE CESSNA SERVICE LETTER SE76-8 COMPLIED WITH-INSPECTN AND CLEANING OF FUEL CAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52793](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52793-2011-03-28), registration cancelled 2011-03-28, S/N 18262849, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- 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: Mansfield Muni

## 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 19770918030029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918030029A), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 182P, Mansfield, MA, Substantial damage. No evidence Cessna service letter SE76-8 complied with-inspectn and cleaning of fuel caps.

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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