ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180010
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| Date: | Saturday 10 July 2004 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3955D |
| MSN: | 34655 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7168 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 17A/Cottageville Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Waltersboro, SC (RBW) |
| Waltersboro, SC (RBW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that after skydivers exited the aircraft, he began a descent from 10,500 feet msl in the direction of the airport. He stated that upon reaching 2000 feet msl, he enriched the mixture, and the engine lost power. He stated he elected to land on a nearby road. The airplane collided with a pick-up truck and departed the road to the right. During the examination of the airplane, there was no fuel leak or fuel odor observed at the scene or on the airframe. There was no fuel present in the left fuel tank and trace amount of fuel recovered in the right fuel tank. During the post-accident examination of the airplane, the fuel tank was refueled and a functional engine run was accomplished. There were no mechanical anomalies noted during the examination of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040813X01212&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 2020 | N3955D | Skydive Walterboro Inc | 0 | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW/KRBW), Walterboro, SC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2015 14:39 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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