ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355356
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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 1997 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4930D |
| MSN: | 51030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2081 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R-25B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Delta, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , CO (1V9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he took off on a local flight with approximately 11 gallons of fuel on board the aircraft according to the fuel gauges. The engine lost all power approximately 30 minutes after takeoff and the pilot performed a forced landing in a field. At the time the engine failure occurred, the pilot said the fuel gauges read approximately 1/4 fuel quantity in each tank. During landing roll, the aircraft struck a ditch shearing off the nose landing gear and nosed over causing substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and engine mounts. The pilot stated the engine failed due to fuel starvation with no mechanical malfunction other than the fuel gauges being inaccurate.
Probable Cause: Failure by the pilot to properly plan for the flight in that the fuel aboard was insufficient for the planned flight. Factors were: inaccurate fuel gauges and terrain condition for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA324
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 October 1988 | N4930D | Private | 0 | La Belle, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 11:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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