# Accident 19810217004339A: Cessna 182A, Jackson, WY, February 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6073° N, 110.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON HOLE (JAC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6073&lon=-110.7377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5871B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5871B-2013-06-13) (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: 1,370 total, 460 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE AT NIGHT, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CRASH-LANDED ON HIGHWAY. FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 DEN81FTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC09), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5871B), Moran Juction, WY, substantial damage

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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