# Accident 19870128001299A: Cessna 182L, La Junta, CO, January 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1987, 13:06 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9795° N, 103.5390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9795&lon=-103.5390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3439R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3439R-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 308 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870128001299A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD.  PILOT DID NOT KNOW FUEL TANK CAPACITY.

## 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 DEN87LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA047), Jan 28, 1987: Cessna 182L (N3439R), La Junta, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3439R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740302003319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740302003319A), Mar 2, 1974: Cessna 182L (N3439R), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 57KTS

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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