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FREDERICK, Colorado

January 16, 1990 · NTSB DEN90LA044 · CESSNA 182 (N5310B)
Minor/None
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NTSB Narrative

A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS INDUCED BY STUCK INTAKE VALVES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.

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Details

NTSB ReportDEN90LA044
AircraftCESSNA 182
RegistrationN5310B
DamageSUBS
FAR Part091
Location40.0991, -104.9401
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