# Accident 19850531022049A: Cessna 182Q, Byers, CO, May 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1985, 19:15 local time
- Place: Byers, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7097° N, 104.2196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7097&lon=-104.2196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759QY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759QY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 20 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531022049A

## Narrative

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

MISCALCULATED FUEL ENDURANCE, RAN OUT OF FUEL.  LANDED ON A HILLY FIELD AND HIT A FENCE POST ON ROLLOUT.

## 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 DEN85LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA145), Jun 1, 1985: Cessna 182 (N759QY), Byers, CO, 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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