ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384485
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Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1982 |
Time: | 11:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 188B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4458Q |
MSN: | 18800858 |
Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2590 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Glenwood, AR -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Ida, LA (KIDA) |
Destination airport: | Mena, AR (MENA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE ON A FERRY FLIGHT. HE SPOTTED A WATER TOWER IN THE TOWN OF GLENWOOD, AR AND DETERMINED THAT HE WAS ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIS DESTINATION. HE REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 FULL AFTER HE TURNED TOWARD THE DESTINATION, THEN ABOUT 7 MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE STATE POLICE AND THE PILOT'S FATHER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW82DPG10 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW82DPG10
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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