Cessna 182N accident near Newport, Rhode Island, June 2, 1983
On June 2, 1983, a Cessna 182N, registered N9283G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Newport, Rhode Island (Newport State airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 2, 1983
- Place
- Newport, Rhode Island · Newport State
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182N · all 182Ns on the register
- Registration
- N9283G · registry record · serial 182-60823
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WENT OFF THE WET RUNWAY ONTO THE WET GRASS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO SOME ROCKS. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS MAKING THIS FINAL LANDING. BRAKING WAS POOR FROM A LIGHT RAIN. AS A TURN WAS STARTED ONTO A TAXIWAY AT THE END OF RUNWAY 22 THE ACFT WENT ONTO THE WET GRASS AND CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND OPERATED SATISFACTORILY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,193 hours in all; 35 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 1,047 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 680 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 5, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 5,000 ft; not recorded at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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