# Incident 19800820066339I: Cessna 182A, Sulphur, OK, August 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1980, 20:45 local time
- Place: Sulphur, OK
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5007° N, 96.9862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5007&lon=-96.9862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5904B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5904B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 170 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/19800820066339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHANGED FUEL SELECTOR IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, SELECTED AN EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N5904B (1)

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

- [Incident 19850302013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850302013319I), Mar 2, 1985: Cessna 182A (N5904B), Clinton, OK, 1 fatal. Main chute started to deploy, released and reserve did not have time to gather air. Parachutist contacted ground.

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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