# Accident 19931024040579A: Cessna 182, Byron Township, WI, October 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Byron Township, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5390B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5390B-1997-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 146 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931024040579A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED FULL FUEL. ONE MILE SHORT OF DESTINATION LOST POWER. HARD LANDING ROCKED UP ON NOSE. FUEL TANKS 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 CHI94LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA021), Oct 24, 1993: Cessna 182 (N5390B), Byron, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in his not refueling during the flight. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during…

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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