19811105071899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182D · Ranger, TX · November 5, 1981

Date
November 5, 1981 · 02:00 local
Place
Ranger, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8944X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DPD03
Reported as
Cessna 182D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,454 total201 in this make and model240 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.

Warped loose fuel caps allowed fuel siphoning and cell collapse. Engine quit, out of fuel. Night crash landed.

As the FAA filed it

WARPED LOOSE FUEL CAPS ALLOWED FUEL SIPHONING AND CELL COLLAPSE. ENGINE QUIT, OUT OF FUEL. NIGHT CRASH LANDED.

NTSB investigation

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