# Incident 19890106005309I: Cessna 182A, Vero Beach, FL, January 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5996B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5996B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890106005309I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. TOOK OFF WITH LESS THAN ONE FOURTH TANK OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N5996B (2)

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

- [Incident 20150530021639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530021639I), May 30, 2015: Cessna 182A (N5996B), Reedsville, PA, Minor damage. During descent from approximately 10,000 MSL, aircraft experienced an engine stoppage which resulted in an off airport landing.
- [Incident 20020602019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020602019229I), Jun 2, 2002: Cessna 182A (N5996B), Mifflintown, PA. (-23) Mr. Keith lindgenfelter, a member of the Pennsylvania skydiving u. corporation, broke his pelvis upon landing from a tandem jump when a gust of wind…

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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