Cessna 182B accident near Burlington, Wisconsin, July 22, 1988
On July 22, 1988, a Cessna 182B, registered N2486G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Burlington, Wisconsin. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 22, 1988
- Place
- Burlington, Wisconsin · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · all 182Bs on the register
- Registration
- N2486G · registry record · serial 51786
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DRG A NORMAL DSCNT, IN PREPARATION TO LAND, THE ENG LOST ALL POWER. THE PLT MADE AN EMERG LANDING, BUT DRG THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE NOSEWHEEL ENCTRD SOFT, UNEVEN TERRAIN & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS OR CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL, BUT VEGETATION BELOW THE VENTED CAPS WAS DISCOLORED, INDICATING FUEL HAD DRAINED OUT. WHEN THE ENG WAS EXAMINED, NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE POWER LOSS. DUE TO DAMAGE, AN ENG RUN-UP WAS NOT ATMTD. THE TEMP & DUE POINT WERE 69 & 61 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT GLIDE POWER. THE CARBURETOR AIR BOX WAS DAMAGED DRG THE ACDNT; THEREFORE, ITS PREIMPACT CONDITION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS FOUND IN THE 'ON' POSITION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 305 hours in all; 32 in this make and model; 93 in the last 90 days; 237 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,579 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 24, 1988; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 57C East Troy WI
- Destination: C52 Burlington WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI88DEP07.