Cessna 182N N8903G
8 October 1994 · New London, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1994 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182N registered N8903G was involved in an accident near New London, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New London, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182N
- Registration
- N8903G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the failure of the number four push rod, which resulted in the complete loss of engine power and forced landing, and the subsequent nose over on soft terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT DEPARTED IN HIS AIRPLANE FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, AND ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE ENGINE STARTED DURING EXAMINATION, BUT RAN ROUGHLY. THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER PUSH ROD WAS FOUND TO BE BENT, SEVERELY WORN, AND BROKEN. THE RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED WITHIN THE LAST 90 FLIGHT HOURS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1994 | Cessna 182RG | Concord, North Carolina, United States | Phillips, E. Rolland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Cessna 182B | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Charlton, Albert J. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Cessna 182E | Garden City, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1994 | Cessna 182Q | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Stanley A. Lawless | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1994 | Cessna 182P | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Professional Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1994 | Cessna 182J | Athens, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1994 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A | Cannan, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1994 | Wyman SCORPION II | Cornish Flat, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1994 | Cessna 172N | Center Harbor, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1994 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1994 | Rans/Hine S-10 | Hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1994 | Cessna 150K | Hollis, New Hampshire, United States | Whitney, Eric N. | Serious injuries | - |