# Accident 19910721028819A: Cessna 182A, Girdwood, AK, July 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1991, 18:35 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8995° N, 148.9110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8995&lon=-148.9110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4944D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4944D) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721028819A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION ON FINAL APPROACH. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER TANK.

## 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 ANC91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA105), Jul 22, 1991: Cessna 182 (N4944D), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING, FUEL STARVATION AND FUEL SUPPLY NOT UNDERSTOOD BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4944D (5)

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

- [Accident 19900602018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018409A), Jun 2, 1990: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Tekoa, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to airport. After dropping sky divers. Failed to use carb heat on final. Icing prevalent.
- [Accident 19870907057579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907057579A), Sep 7, 1987: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Star, ID, Minor damage. Struck a person standing along side of runway on takeoff roll. Aborted takeoff. Takeoff run was left of center line
- [Incident 19830604042189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604042189I), Jun 4, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Ridgely, MD, 1 fatal. Parachutist made a normal landing but collapsed after getting up. Autopsy revealed a brain injury.
- [Incident 19810308024299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308024299I), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Athol, ID, Minor damage. Inflight opening door departed aircraft due to excessive speed during descent. Parachutist fell out. Landed ok.
- [Incident 19780913017499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913017499I), Sep 13, 1978: Cessna 182 (N4944D), Athol, ID, 1 fatal. Skydiver fatality, chute failed to open.

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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