# Accident 19921231052589A: Cessna 182A, New Ellenton, SC, December 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1992, 17:20 local time
- Place: New Ellenton, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4100° N, 81.6803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4100&lon=-81.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2201G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2201G-2014-12-02) (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 O470M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 273 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921231052589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION. LANDED IN TREES. FIVE GAL FUEL RIGHT TANK. NONE IN LEFT. FUEL UNPORTS WHEN FUEL LOW.

## 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 ATL93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA044), Dec 31, 1992: Cessna 182A (N2201G), New Ellenton, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT, BY NOT ASSURING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N2201G (2)

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

- [Incident 19850717044509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717044509I), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna 182A (N2201G), Blueridge, GA, Minor damage. Landed on highway without additional damage after hinges broke and door separated. Damage to vertical stabilizer.
- [Incident 19840411026949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840411026949I), Apr 11, 1984: Cessna 182A (N2201G), Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. Waited for a chinook to pass over runway. Then took off. Lost control on climb due to turbulence. Crashed inverted.

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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