ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372613
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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 1987 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N169DP |
| MSN: | 34979 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3970 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Warm Springs, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PIC DPTED, INTENDING TO FLY 0.5 HOURS ON TACH. ACFT HAD 11 GALS OF FUEL, 5 IN LEFT TANK & 6 IN RIGHT TANK. PIC MADE LEFT CLIMBING SPIRAL TO 9000 FEET AND MANEUVERED IN LEFT TURN AROUND AIRPORT. ON A LONG STAIGHT IN, FINAL APPCH ENG QUIT AT ABOUT 500 FEET AGL. ACFT HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY, STALLED, & HIT GROUND IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. FUEL SELECTOR LEFT IN BOTH POSITION DURING FLT. AFTER CRASH RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS DRY & LEFT TANK HAD 5 GAL. OWNERS MANUAL NOTES THAT UNEQUAL FUEL CONSUMPTION MAY OCCUR IF WINGS ARE NOT LEVEL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL87LA217
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 2008 | N169DP | Way-up Skydive LLC | 0 | Danielson, Connecticut | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2024 19:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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