# Accident 19900310014889A: Cessna 182N, Tuscaloosa, AL, March 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1990, 15:26 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2296° N, 87.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2296&lon=-87.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92785-1991-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 920 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900310014889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. STRUCK A DIRT MOUND LANDING IN A FIELD. DID NOT KNOW FUEL STATUS AT DEPARTURE.

## 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 ATL90LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA079), Mar 10, 1990: Cessna 182N (N92785), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.

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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