19790421007939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · El Paso, TX · April 21, 1979

Date
April 21, 1979 · 09:15 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9361X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPM07
Reported as
Cessna 182
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
266 total7 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot said he did not visually check the fuel quantity before takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT SAID HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY BEFORE TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.