# Accident 19970823023459A: Cessna 182A, Delta, CO, August 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1997
- Place: Delta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.7402° N, 108.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7402&lon=-108.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4930D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4930D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW97LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA324), Aug 23, 1997: Cessna 182A (N4930D), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to properly plan for the flight in that the fuel aboard was insufficient for the planned flight. Factors were: inaccurate fuel gauges and terrain condition for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4930D (1)

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

- [Accident 19881021047659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047659A), Oct 21, 1988: Cessna 182A (N4930D), La Belle, FL, Substantial damage. Hit a hole on takeoff roll from a private strip. Collapsed nose gear. Slid off strip into water filled ditch.

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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