# Accident 19991115045799A: Cessna 182, Shelbyville, IN, November 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1999, 22:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5209° N, 85.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5209&lon=-85.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5388B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5388B) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115045799A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING HIS RETURN FLIGHT FROM ORLANDO FLORIDA ^PRIVACY DATA O^ STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE. HIS ENGINE STOPPED AND HE LANDED IN A CORN FIELD.  DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.  NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE ACCIDENT.  NO PASSENGERS IN THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WHEN CHECKED FOR FUEL BOTH TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 CHI00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA031), Nov 16, 1999: Cessna 182 (N5388B), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate preflight planning by the pilot and the exhaustion of usable fuel. A factor was the drainage ditch encountered on landing.

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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