# Accident 19880715026929A: Cessna STC182, Gillette, WY, July 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1988, 23:55 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3489° N, 105.5394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3489&lon=-105.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5903B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5903B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880715026929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA157), Jul 15, 1988: Cessna 182A (N5903B), Gillette, WY, 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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