# Accident 19951017032839A: Cessna 182A, Norman, OK, October 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: University Of Oklahoma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2500° N, 97.4606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2500&lon=-97.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060D-2015-05-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 641 total, 181 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951017032839A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED ROUGH TERRAIN. TORE OFF GEAR. FAILED MONTOR OR NOTE LOW FUEL STATUS.

## 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 FTW96LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA017), Oct 17, 1995: Cessna 182A (N5060D), Norman, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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