# Accident 19910907038739A: Cessna 182, Titusville, FL, September 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1991, 17:09 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5792° N, 80.8190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5792&lon=-80.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5648B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5648B) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL AFTER DROPPING PARACHUTIST. STRUCK A DITCH ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 MIA91LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA216), Sep 7, 1991: Cessna 182 (N5648B), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT.

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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