# Accident 19850816075649A: Cessna R182, Hilo, HI, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 05:10 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6902° N, 155.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6902&lon=-155.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8798Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,965 total, 1,159 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816075649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STOPPAGE. SWITCHED TANKS BUT UNABLE TO RESTART. DITCHED 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF HILO HAWAII.

## 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 LAX85LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA356), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna R182RG (N8798Z), Hilo, HI, destroyed

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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