# Accident 19970522040409A: Cessna 182, Lamont, CA, May 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1997, 15:31 local time
- Place: Lamont, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2508° N, 118.9103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2508&lon=-118.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6495A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6495A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522040409A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 22, 1997, ABOUT 1531 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N6495A, OPERATED BY HUMAN FLIGHT INC. OF SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR LAMONT, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE POSITIONING FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BUCKEYE, ARIZONA, AND WAS DESTINED FOR SNOHOMISH WITH AN EN-ROUTE FUELING STOP AT BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAKERSFIELD THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AND NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT 6 MILES SHORT OF THE PLANNED FUELING STOP. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE OPERATOR FILED A PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, FORM 6120.1/2. INCOMPLETE LOGBOOK RECORDS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE OPERATOR.

## 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 LAX97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA190), May 22, 1997: Cessna 182 (N6495A), Lamont, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate fuel for the flight.

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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