# Accident 19940227002949A: Cessna 182A, Nampa, ID, February 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1994, 13:25 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Airport: Nampa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5993° N, 116.5399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5993&lon=-116.5399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2153G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153G-2015-05-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940227002949A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RETURNING FROM FIFTH JUMP FLIGHT. HIT BARBED WIRE FENCE LANDING. LOW FUEL HAD UNPORTED.

## 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 SEA94LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA066), Feb 27, 1994: Cessna 182A (N2153G), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. FACTOR(S) CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FUEL EXHAUSTION, LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE AIRCRAFT, AND TERRAIN CONDITION (DITCH).

## Other reports on N2153G (2)

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

- [Accident 20050625013699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625013699A), Jun 25, 2005: Cessna 182A (N2153G), Middleton, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was being operated by a parachute business and had dropped all jumpers. On the descent back to the remote airstrip from which the company…
- [Incident 20010826024859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826024859I), Aug 26, 2001: Cessna 182A (N2153G), Star, ID. (-23) On approach to land after releasing skydivers the aircraft encountered turbulance and the engine stopped. Pilot elected to make an off airport land…

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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