What happened
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(-23) On September 27, 2000, at approximately 1355EDT(1755UTC), a Cessna 182-Q, N94326, impacted terrain as an apparent result of a forced landing near Owingsville, KY. The private rated pilot received fatal injuries as a result of the accident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There was no post-crash fire. There were no passengers aboard the aircraft. The flight departed manassas, VA at 1112 EDT (1512 UTC), VFR westbound. Reports indicates that the pilot made a radio call to lexington ATCT at about 1750 UTC. The tower reported that the pilot indicated that his engine was "sputtering" and that the aircraft was low on fuel. No further transmission was subsequently made from the pilot to the control tower. Witnesses near the accident site reported that the propeller was not turning prior to impact with the terrain. Nearest weather taken from lexington, KY at the time of the accident was as follows: winds variable at 6 knots, visibility 10 miles, sky clear, temperature 18C, dewpoint 9C, altimeter 30.23.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1355EDT(1755UTC), A CESSNA 182-Q, N94326, IMPACTED TERRAIN AS AN APPARENT RESULT OF A FORCED LANDING NEAR OWINGSVILLE, KY. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MANASSAS, VA AT 1112 EDT (1512 UTC), VFR WESTBOUND. REPORTS INDICATES THAT THE PILOT MADE A RADIO CALL TO LEXINGTON ATCT AT ABOUT 1750 UTC. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HIS ENGINE WAS "SPUTTERING" AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON FUEL. NO FURTHER TRANSMISSION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE FROM THE PILOT TO THE CONTROL TOWER. WITNESSES NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. NEAREST WEATHER TAKEN FROM LEXINGTON, KY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: WINDS VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 18C, DEWPOINT 9C, ALTIMETER 30.23.
NTSB investigation
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