ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286826
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 2009 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7589S |
| MSN: | 18265238 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5400 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ballinger, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colorado City, TX (KT88) |
| Ballinger, TX (E30) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During his pre-flight check, the pilot estimated that he had eight gallons of fuel on-board the airplane. He departed with the intention of obtaining fuel but by-passed two nearby airfields with fuel service in favor of an airport in the vicinity of the accident location. Prior to reaching his destination and while in cruise flight, the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot selected a field for a forced landing. During the approach to landing, the airplane struck a fence and a tree before coming to rest upright in the field. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot was not injured. The pilot's operating handbook for the Cessna 182 states there are four gallons of usable fuel on board the aircraft.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA419
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1991 | N7589S | Business Aircraft Center | 0 | Columbia, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 16:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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