ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355854
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| Date: | Monday 19 May 1997 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3165S |
| MSN: | 18255665 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5852 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corona, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego, CA (KSDM) |
| (L66) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Upon arrival in the destination area, the pilot was unable to identify his intended airport because of low clouds and haze. He decided to check the weather at the some other airports in the area, but after he had flown a few miles, his engine began to sputter. He switched his fuel selector and rocked the wings but the engine stopped completely within a few moments. The pilot stated that he had been flying by pilotage and dead reckoning and did not have any onboard navigation equipment. He had neither estimated his time en route nor performed any over the ground speed checks. An inspection revealed both tanks contained only residual fuel. The pilot was unable to produce a fuel receipt for his last fuel purchase. There was no pilot operator's handbook (POH) onboard the aircraft and the pilot had not performed any fuel consumption calculations.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform either preflight or en route fuel consumption calculations. The pilot's decision to fly the aircraft without the required pilot's operating handbook (POH) on board was a factor in this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA184
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 16:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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