# Accident 19960925030269A: Cessna 182, Girton, OH, September 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Girton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2493° N, 83.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2493&lon=-83.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6336A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6336A-1998-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925030269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (-23) THE PILOT (DENNIS R CAREW) STATED THAT HE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BWI TO TOL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS 3.4 HRS INTO HIS FLIGHT AND THAT ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER HOUR OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT THE CRASH SCENE BY VIRGIL E. KRIM IA 300261053. MR. KRIM STATED THAT HE FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE LEFT FUEL HAD ONE (1) INCH OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK. WHEN THE FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK, THE TANK CONTAINED THREE (3) GALS OF FUEL.

## 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 IAD96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA154), Sep 25, 1996: Cessna 182 (N6336A), Kansas, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight and subsequent loss of engine power. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for an…

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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