# Accident 19951212040349A: Cessna 182E, Erie, CO, December 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1995, 07:57 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0208° N, 105.0392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0208&lon=-105.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9376X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9376X-2006-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED. CLAIMED DRAINED SUMPS BUT WATER IN FUEL. FUEL CAPS LEAKY. BLADDERS HOLD WATER.

## 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 FTW96LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA065), Dec 12, 1995: Cessna 182E (N9376X), Erie, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: inadequate preflight by the pilot, by failing to properly remove water and other contamination from the fuel system before the flight. Factors relating to the accident were: deteriorated seals at the…

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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