Event FTW83LA212

1983-04-29 FABENS, Texas, United States Airport · E35 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N82JW

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 180K

Year of manufacture

1980 · 3 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19800829

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB2F5F

Registrant of record

GAINES JOSEPH M

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N82JW QUICKIE Q-2 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS FLYING A LOW APRCH TO THE AIRPORT. WHEN HE ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND THE ENGINE FAILED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. THE ACFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A HEADER TANK WHICH FEEDS THE ENGINE AND A MAIN TANK WHICH FEEDS THE HEADER TANK. THE MAIN TANK HAD FUEL IN IT AND THE HEADER TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA212.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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