ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367318
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| Date: | Saturday 10 March 1990 |
| Time: | 16:26 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N92785 |
| MSN: | 18260354 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2881 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tuscaloosa, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kinston, NC (KISO) |
| Tuscaloosa, AL (KTCL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY. THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED ABOUT FOUR HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH FUEL HE HAD ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE POWER LOSS, HE REPLIED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW, HOWEVER HE HAD MADE THE SAME TRIP PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT REFUELING. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, INCLUDING BOTH FUEL TANKS.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA079
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 13:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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