Cessna 182 accident near Hammonton, New Jersey, December 19, 1987
On December 19, 1987 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna 182, registered N3041Y, was destroyed in an accident near Hammonton, New Jersey (Hammonton Municipal airport). 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 19, 1987 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Hammonton, New Jersey · Hammonton Municipal
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N3041Y · no longer on the register · serial 18254041
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAXIED TO THE RUNUP AREA AND DURING THIS PROCESS OF ENGINE RUNUP, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH ON ONE MAGNETO BUT SMOOTH ON THE OTHER. THE CARBURETOR MIXTURE WAS LEANED BUT THE ENGINE QUIT. WHEN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS MADE FIRE ERUPTED AND THE ACFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART 4 OR 5 TIMES. THE ACFT ENG AND CARBURETOR HAD 2400 HRS WITHOUT OVERHAUL. THIS IS BEYOND THE RECOMMENDED TIME FOR THE CARBURETOR. AVIONICS AND SAFETY INSPECTORS HAD THE OPINION THAT EXCESS FUEL PUDDLING AND BACKFIRE HAD OCCURRED DURING THE RESTART. THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN TOO BADLY BURNED TO BE FLOW TESTED. THERE WAS NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BOARD THE ACFT.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,389 hours in all; 266 in this make and model; 37 in the last 90 days; 1,099 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,600 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470R (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Destination: MIV Millville NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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Other NTSB records under N3041Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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