# Accident 19961117035929A: Cessna 182C, Anderson, SC, November 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1996, 01:00 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4399° N, 82.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4399&lon=-82.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8605T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8605T-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 32 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961117035929A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. CRASH LANDED ON HIGHWAY IN A DITCH. FUEL SIPHONING EXHAUSTION. FUEL CAPS NOT SECURED. (-23) AFTER A 45 MINUTE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT.  AFTER LANDING THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT A FUEL CAP WAS NOT SEALED CORRECTLY.  PRIOR TO TAKEOFF HE HAD THE AIRCRAFT TOPPED OFF.  HE SAID HE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE CAP BUT DID NOT PHYSICALLY CHECK THE CAP ON HIS HIGH WING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA97LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA024), Nov 17, 1996: Cessna 182C (N8605T), Anderson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight, resulting in the fuel cap(s) not being secured; and subsequent siphoning and loss of fuel, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent…

## Other reports on N8605T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761113037671A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761113037671A), Nov 13, 1976: Cessna 182C (N8605T), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. Plt positioned acft w wing extending onto rwy. Misc - jeppsen j-aid recommended wrong landing rwy

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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