# NTSB Accident CHI89DEV05
> **CESSNA 182A** · 1989-02-25 · SPARTA, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEV05
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27699
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-25
- **Location:** SPARTA, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.150421, -89.709335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182A
- **Registration:** N4717D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE CARBURETOR VENTURI BEING BLOCKED BY THE DUCT TAPE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN ON WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

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