- Date
- March 25, 1990, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Limington, ME
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1895QCessna 182-K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900325005209A
- Case key
- 36622
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Probable cause
Fuel starvation, due to carburetor contamination, which resulted in a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.
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
At an altitude of 500 feet AGL the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot turned back to the airport, but was unable to glide to the runway and the airplane struck a tree. The FAA said 15 gallons of fuel was added to each tank prior to take off. The FAA examination of the engine showed no discrepancies, except for the carburetor. A disassembly of the carburetor showed sludge and sediment was found in the bowl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1895Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182-K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258072
- Airframe hours
- 1,633
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John F. Daniels
- Registered owner
- Deborah A. Dyer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 23, 1990 · 17 hours before
- Destination
- 63B
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,775 total · 20 in this make and model · 4,289 as pilot in command · 146 in the last 90 days · 61 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.