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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC182 · Gillette, WY · July 15, 1988

Date
July 15, 1988 · 23:55 local
Place
Gillette, WY
Airport
Gillette-Campbell County
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5903B
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA157
Reported as
Cessna STC182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
569 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

No lights at fuel stop, proceeded to Gillette. Ran out of fuel on long final. Ran through a fence into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

NO LIGHTS AT FUEL STOP, PROCEEDED TO GILLETTE. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LONG FINAL. RAN THROUGH A FENCE INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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