# Accident 19950908028329A: Cessna 182Q, Yale, MI, September 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1995, 19:03 local time
- Place: Yale, MI
- Airport: Gavagan Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1196° N, 82.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1196&lon=-82.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97109-2004-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908028329A

## Narrative

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

BELEIVED HAD 20GALS FOR HOUR FLIGHT. LOST POWER DOWNWIND. STALLED AT 50FT AGL LANDING. NO FUEL ON BOARD. (-23) AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INDICATED A LOW AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD. PIC DEPARTED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND EXHAUSTED FUEL IN APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI95LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA319), Sep 8, 1995: Cessna 182 (N97109), Yale, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to an inadequate fuel supply leading to fuel exhaustion. The inadvertent stall during the forced landing was a factor.

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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