# Accident 19960723019599A: Cessna 182D, Weed, CA, July 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Weed, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5103° N, 122.3603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5103&lon=-122.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8787X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787X-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 138 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723019599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST AN ENGINE AND CRASHED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (.4)THE PILOT DEPARTED ON A 3-HOUR PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR 2.5 HOURS WHEN HE EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  HE ENRICHED THE MIXTURE AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT.  HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS GIVEN AN AIRPORT 10 MILES AHEAD OF HIM.  SUBSEQUENTLY, HE DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND.  DURING A ROUTINE SCAN OF THE CONTROLS, HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE BOTH POSITION. THE USABLE FUEL PER TANK IN THIS AIRPLANE IS 27.5 GALLONS.  THERE WAS 17 GALLONS FOUND IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND .5 IN THE RIGHT TANK.  THE CARBURETOR BOWL AND THE FUEL GASCOLATOR WERE FOUND TO BE DRY.

## 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 LAX96LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA288), Jul 23, 1996: Cessna 182 (N8787X), Weed, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the 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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