ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229558
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| Date: | Sunday 5 August 2018 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9867X |
| MSN: | 185-0067 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lovelock, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yellow Pine, ID (3U2) |
| Lovelock, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during cruise flight, he descended the airplane due to strong winds and determined that the airplane had about 10.9 gallons of fuel remaining, which he equated to about 1 hour of flight. He added that, about 6 miles from the destination airport, the airplane "ran out of gas" and that the engine lost power. He performed a forced landing on a field, and, during the landing flare, the left main landing gear impacted a berm near the edge of the field.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2019 18:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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