# Accident 19801003049679A: Cessna R182, Chicago, IL, October 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1811R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1811R-1982-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003049679A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL, ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO NEAREST AIRPORT. NO FUEL IN TANKS. FAILED TO VISUAL CHECK FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE02), Oct 3, 1980: Cessna R182 (N1811R), Chicago, IL, destroyed

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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