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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Vancouver, WA · September 21, 1985

Date
September 21, 1985 · 20:00 local
Place
Vancouver, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4774D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA220
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck tree during forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot did not know unusable fuel quantity or check NOTAMS

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREE DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT DID NOT KNOW UNUSABLE FUEL QUANTITY OR CHECK NOTAMS

NTSB investigation

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