# Accident 19951213045409A: Cessna 182K, Tamms, IL, December 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1995, 20:30 local time
- Place: Tamms, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2506° N, 89.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2506&lon=-89.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2465Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2465Q-2001-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,283 total, 26 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951213045409A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES AND WIRES LANDING ON ROAD.FUEL TANKS EMPTY. FUEL CAP LEAK. PILOT IGNORED GAUGES. (-23) AT 8:30 PM ON DECEMBER 13, 1995, A CESSNA 182K, N2465Q, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY AN ATP RATED PILOT UNDER CFR 14 PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT LEXINGTON, KY CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO WAS THE INTENDED DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO KENTUCKY AIRMOTIVE, INC. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 CHI96LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA051), Dec 14, 1995: Cessna 182 (N2465Q), Tamms, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to inadequate maintenance performed on the fuel cap by the maintenance personnel, fuel siphoning out of the left fuel cap, and the failure of the pilot to properly monitor his…

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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