ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365544
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 1991 |
| Time: | 11:07 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9884X |
| MSN: | 18253394 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2707 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greer, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newport News, VA |
| Greenville, SC (KGMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 3.5 HOURS INTO HIS FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT, HE FORCE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED ABOUT 1/2 QUART OF FUEL. THE ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORILY ON A TEST STAND. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS OBSERVED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA072
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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