ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298297
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| Date: | Saturday 10 November 2001 |
| Time: | 16:29 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Vincent Brian Botsko |
| Registration: | N3916D |
| MSN: | 34616 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3256 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wahoo, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Broomfield-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, CO (BJC/KBJC) |
| Omaha-Millard Airport, NE (KMLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While northeast of Lincoln, Nebraska, the pilot reported to the Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) that he had bottomed out on fuel. ATCT issued the pilot vectors to the Wahoo Municipal Airport, Wahoo, Nebraska. The pilot reported he had the airport in sight but was not going to be able to make it. The airplane impacted trees and terrain 3 miles west of AHQ. An examination of the airplane's fuel system showed no evidence of fuel. An examination of the airplane's engine and remaining systems showed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation resulting in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the subsequent forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's inadequate fuel calculations, fuel exhaustion, and the trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA026
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 16:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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