# Accident 19961012032099A: Cessna 182A, Agua Dulce, CA, October 12, 1996 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 12, 1996, 12:40 local time - Place: Agua Dulce, CA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.4309° N, 118.5096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4309&lon=-118.5096&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4924D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4924D) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470-L (registry code 17374, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-l) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A - Reported engine: CONT O470R - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 43 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA015) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012032099A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT, LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT ON HIGHWAY. (.4)THE PILOT EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHEN BEGINNING A DESCENT. HE REPORTED THAT THE FUEL ANALYZER GAUGE SHOWED THAT 1.5 HOURS OF FUEL WAS REMAINING, BUT THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES WERE ERRATIC. THE PILOT RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TOWARD AN AIRPORT, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE IT AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 1 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT COMPROMISED. THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING DISCLOSED NUMEROUS ORANGE/BROWNISH STREAKS AFT OF THE FUEL CAP. THE RIGHT WING DID NOT DISPLAY ANY FUEL STREAKING AFT OF THE FUEL CAP. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS PRESSURIZED WITH WATER AND WATER LEAKED FROM THE CAP. THE RIGHT WING FUEL CAP WAS PUT ON THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. WATER DID NOT LEAK FROM THE TANK WITH THE RIGHT WING FUEL CAP INSTALLED. THE LEFT WING FUEL CAP SEAL WAS BRITTLE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE LOGBOOKS DISCLOSED THAT THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR THE FUEL CAP WAS COMPLIED WITH ABOUT 33 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 LAX97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA015), Oct 12, 1996: Cessna 182A (N4924D), Agua Dulce, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate compliance with the applicable airworthiness directive by other maintenance personnel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion from a deteriorated… ## Other reports on N4924D (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19990619024619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619024619A), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna 182A (N4924D), Paso Robles, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.19) On June 19, 1999, at 1103 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N4824D, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during the takeoff initial climb from… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.