# Accident 19920702023689A: Cessna 182, Marietta, GA, July 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Marietta, GA
- Airport: Cobb County-Mccollum Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0196° N, 84.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0196&lon=-84.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5544B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5544B-2014-12-22) (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: 2,300 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920702023689A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA135), Jul 2, 1992: Cessna 182 (N5544B), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

## Other reports on N5544B (1)

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

- [Incident 19790429100819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429100819I), Apr 29, 1979: Cessna 182 (N5544B), Cedar Key, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck non-functional runway light while taxiing from runway.

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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