# Accident 19850816039199A: Cessna 182K, Pioneer, CA, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pioneer, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5192° N, 120.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5192&lon=-120.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3169Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 819 total, 225 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816039199A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL LEVEL BEFORE FLIGHT.  FUEL EXHAUSTION EN ROUTE.  STRUCK TREES LANDING ON A HIGHWAY.

## 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 LAX85LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA352), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna 182K (N3169Q), Pioneer, CA, 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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