Cessna 182K N2829R
14 June 1988 · Cotton City, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1988 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N2829R was involved in an accident near Cotton City, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cotton City, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cotton City
- Coordinates
- 31.9405, -108.8295
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182K
- Registration
- N2829R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Las Cruces
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88LA127
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE CESSNA 182 FOR A CROSS COUNTRY, SOLO, PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT. DURING THE STARTING PROCEDURES, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND THE PILOT SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING AREA. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH LOOSE DIRT TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ARRIVED WITHIN 15 MINUTES, BUT THE FIRE HAD DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182D | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Craigin, Robert K. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1988 | Cessna 182P | Weatherford, Texas, United States | Steven M. Pearson | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1988 | Cessna 182N | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1988 | Cessna 182Q | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | James H. Reiman | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Cessna 182A | Elberta, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1988 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Raven RX-7 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1988 | Cessna 402 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | South Aero Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | Latham, Woody | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Aeronca 7AC | Gila, New Mexico, United States | Robert J. Agnew | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1988 | Raven S55A | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |