Cessna 182C N8488T
4 September 1993 · Porter, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 September 1993 at about 12:44 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8488T was involved in an accident near Porter, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Porter, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.0994, -95.2892
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182C
- Registration
- N8488T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Flippin
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW93FA251
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED WERE THE DISTORTED AND SEPARATED MUFFLER COMPONENTS RESULTING FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING TAXI, WITNESSES OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THEY ALSO SAID THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY ABOUT MIDFIELD; THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH & MISSING, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING WELL. THEY OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR AND LOWER FUSELAGE STRIKE THE TREES. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT CONE BAFFLE OF THE MUFFLER SEPARATED DUE TO OXIDATION. FRACTURING MODE WAS MOST PROBABLY PROGRESSIVE IN NATURE, AND THE CONE HAD SEPARATED AT SOME POINT PRIOR. HOWEVER, THE MODE OF FRACTURING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE OXIDATION. THE END PLATES AND INLET TUBES OF THE MUFFLER EXHIBITED DEFORMATION AND THEY DID NOT CONFORM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER NOT DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE DID NOT REVEAL ANY ADDITIONAL ANOMALIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1993 | Cessna 182 | Colusa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1993 | Cessna 182Q | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Denver Air Center | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1993 | Cessna 182P | Bath, New York, United States | Gary B Roush | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Cessna 182L | Oxford, Massachusetts, United States | Martin T. Weiss | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1993 | Cessna 182P | Portage, Indiana, United States | Miller Aircraft Company, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1993 | Cessna 182 | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | Paradise Skydivers | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1993 | Cessna 150L | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Raven Air Parts Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1993 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Marfa, Texas, United States | Johnson, Dennis | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1993 | Rans S-7 | Lancaster, Texas, United States | Windfred D. Hinchliffe | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1993 | Cessna A188 | Burleson, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1993 | Cessna 150M | Bowie, Texas, United States | Texins Association | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172K | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |