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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Forsyth, MT · July 17, 1983

Date
July 17, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
Forsyth, MT
Airport
Tillitt
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5479B
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83LA181
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,375 total800 in this make and model23 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.

Engine quit during final approach for landing. Pilot had been unable to purchase gas during previous landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. PILOT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PURCHASE GAS DURING PREVIOUS LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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