# Accident 19910412010239A: Cessna 182B, Madera, CA, April 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1991, 16:35 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4796° N, 119.5000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4796&lon=-119.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7290E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7290E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,028 total, 34 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412010239A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING AFTER JUMPERS AWAY. STRUCK POWERLINE DURING FORCED LANDING AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX91LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA174), Apr 12, 1991: Cessna 182B (N7290E), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT'S FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATION WERE INACCURATE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N7290E (1)

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

- [Incident 19920404011839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404011839I), Apr 4, 1992: Cessna 182B (N7290E), Madera, CA. Parachutist made his landing turn into the wind at too low an altitude. Struck the ground hard. Broke both legs.

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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