Cessna 182 N6158B

Summary

On 13 June 1993 at about 21:20 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6158B, operated by Dennis Lambert, was involved in an accident near Woodstock, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 June 1993 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodstock, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Woodstock (01B)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6158B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dennis Lambert

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Southbridge → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC93LA111

1 person had minor injuries.

A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS AT 8000 FEET, FOUR PARACHUTIST HAD JUMPED, AND THE PILOT THEN DESCENDED THE AIRPLANE TO THE PATTERN ALTITUDE OF 1,400 FEET. DURING THIS DESCENT, CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT APPLIED. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 19. DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT TWICE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT NEEDED ADDITIONAL POWER TO REACH THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT APPLIED POWER THE ENGINE SHUDDERED. SHE THEN TRIED TO ADD ADDITIONAL POWER AND THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF AND ABOUT 10 FEET BELOW THE RUNWAY. AN ENGINE RUN CONDUCTED BY THE FAA REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.