# Accident 19961017033009A: Cessna 182Q, Pocatello, ID, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 18:20 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8995° N, 112.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8995&lon=-112.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5117N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5117N-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 582 total, 136 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017033009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. NOSED OVER LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. NEW ENGINE ON BREAK IN USED MORE 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 SEA97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA017), Oct 18, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N5117N), Pocatello, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Soft terrain at the emergency landing site was a related factor.

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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