# Accident 19820917047539A: Beech 23BEECH, Yakima, WA, September 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1982, 10:42 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5394° N, 120.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5394&lon=-120.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9218S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9218S-1983-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 40 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917047539A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN A PASTURE. VISUAL FUEL CHECK SHOWED LOW FUEL CONDITION PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA82DA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA166), Sep 17, 1982: Beech C23 (N9218S), Yakima, WA, 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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