Cessna 182D N8979X
5 September 2008 · Orange Grove, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2008 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N8979X, operated by Gary S. Morgan, was involved in an accident near Orange Grove, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. 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 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orange Grove, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- None
- Coordinates
- 28.0000, -98.0167
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182D
- Registration
- N8979X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gary S. Morgan
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alice → Beeville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08LA226
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to an improperly installed intake manifold tube.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot stated that he was at an altitude of 3,500 feet when the engine stopped producing power. He made a forced landing to field and struck a cedar post with the airplane's nose wheel and subsequently flipped over resulting in structural damage to the vertical stabilizer. Examination of the engine revealed that the left side intake tube elbow remained attached to the intake manifold hose with the hose clamp still attached. The intake manifold hose was found not secured to the intake manifold No. 2 tube assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2008 | Cessna 182B | Wildwood, Florida, United States | Henry George Traill | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 2008 | Cessna 182L | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 12 Dec 2008 | Cessna 182 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2008 | Cessna 182P | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | Alison L. Raffaldt | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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