# NTSB NYC90LA081: Cessna 182-K, N1895Q, Limington, ME, March 25, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1990, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Limington, ME
- Location: 43.7317° N, 70.7109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Limington, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7317&lon=-70.7109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36622/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA081

## Probable cause

FUEL STARVATION, DUE TO CARBURETOR CONTAMINATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, climb
  - fuel system,carburetor - contamination (cause)
  - fuel system - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1895Q-1990-06-05), registration cancelled 1990-06-05, S/N 18258072 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182-K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18258072
- Airframe hours: 1633
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900325005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325005209A), Mar 25, 1990: Cessna 182K, Limington, ME, Destroyed. Engine lost power on climbout. Crash landed in trees.

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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