# Accident 19890809028309A: Cessna 182, Comfort, TX, August 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1989, 20:05 local time
- Place: Comfort, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3200° N, 95.4700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3200&lon=-95.4700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5703B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5703B-2005-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890809028309A

## Narrative

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

CAP PRACTICE FLIGHT. DEPARTED LOW FUEL. EXHAUSTED SAME. LANDED TERRACED FIELD. FAILED TO ASSURE ADEQUATE FUEL.

## 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 FTW89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA145), Aug 10, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5703B), Comfort, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FUEL PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL AVAILABLE FOR THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N5703B (1)

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

- [Incident 19940925039979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940925039979I), Sep 25, 1994: Cessna 182 (N5703B), Freedom, PA, Minor damage. Controls felt mushy on takeoff. Aborted late. Overran runway into soft turf. Nose gear folded. Tumbled end over end.

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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