# Incident 19790908034839I: Cessna 182P, Grand Junction, CO, September 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1979, 12:50 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5603J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5603J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908034839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL BLADDERS UNATTACHED AT BOTTOMS.

## Other reports on N5603J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760430012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760430012069A), Apr 30, 1976: Cessna 182P (N5603J), Hanksville, UT, Substantial damage. Plt attmtd force lndg on rd. truck pulled out on rd. acft hit shoulder in turn. No fuel abd.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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