ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358072
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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 1995 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182TR |
| Owner/operator: | Dakota Ridge Aviation |
| Registration: | N7590R |
| MSN: | 18200653 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2773 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-L3C5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (1V5) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN AN UNOCCUPIED PARKING LOT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO FUEL TO BE ABOARD, AND INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE THE AIRCRAFT FUELED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT DURING PREFLIGHT, AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA031
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 09:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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