ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381303
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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 1983 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Wayne Plattner |
| Registration: | N4985D |
| MSN: | 51085 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2939 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rochester, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tecumseh, MI (3TE) |
| Minneapolis, MN (FCM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD AT DUSK, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER STRUCK A WIRE. APRX 16 INCHES WAS CUT OFF THE TOP OF THE STABILIZER & THE RUDDER WAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE HINGES. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL (REPORTEDLY ABOUT 4 GAL) WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS. ACCORDING TO THE, FLT MANUAL, 1.5 GAL OF FUEL IN EACH FUEL TANK IS UNUSABLE IN LEVEL FLIGHT. IN OTHER THAN LEVEL FLIGHT, UP TO 5 GAL IN EACH TANK IS UNUSABLE. NO OTHER PREIMPACT DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83LA339
History of this aircraft
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| 6 May 1989 | N4985D | Lugoff Para-flite Club, Inc. | 0 | Lugoff, SC | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 01:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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