ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378076
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 November 1984 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8957X |
| MSN: | 18253357 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2566 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-47OL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodside, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Onancock, VA (VA91) |
| Middletown, DE (N92 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE REFUELED THE ACFT ON 11/12/84 & FILLED THE TANKS. TACH TIME WAS 1766.95. ON 11/20/84, WHEN HE TOOK OFF, HE ESTIMATED 51 GALS OF FUEL WAS ON BOARD. HE FLEW TO ANOTHER LOCATION & LANDED, THEN WAS AWAY FROM HIS ACFT ABOUT 1 HR. WHEN HE RETURNED, HE TOOK OFF AGAIN. DURING THE FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. A LANDING WAS MADE IN A RECENTLY SEEDED GRAIN FIELD. WHILE ROLLING ON THE SOFT TERRAIN, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. TACH TIME AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS 1768.93. THE PLT SAID THAT 30 TO 35 GAL OF FUEL WAS UNACCOUNTED FOR. NO PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC85LA031
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 19:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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