# Accident 20010319004079A: Cessna 182, Richfield, UT, March 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2001, 15:09 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal Aprt
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7505° N, 112.0997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7505&lon=-112.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4918D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918D-2001-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010319004079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE IS OWNER/OPERATOR. TOOK OFF FROM RICHFIELD WITH 2 PAX AND WENT TO NEEDLES OUTPOST (PVT) IN CANYONLANDS FOR LUNCH. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NEEDLES OUTPOST PILOT STATED HE FLEW AROUND FOR AWHILE AND THEN WENT BACK TO RICHFIELD AND NOTICED HIS GAS GAUGES WERE GETTING LOW. WITHIN SIGHT OF RICHFIELD PILOT STATES HE "RAN OUTTA GAS" AND HE STARTED GLIDING TOWARDS A FIELD NEAR THE AIRSTRIP AND UPON TOUCHDOWN HIT A DIRT SOD PILE CAUSING NOSE GEAR, ENGINE DAMAGE. NTSB MAYER HANDLING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  RICHFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF ON SCENE REPORT #10346. DEPUTY CAPTAIN REID WILL FORWARD PHOTOS ON REQUEST. IA STATEMENT BY  HENRY HENDRICKSON BEING SENT DESCRIBING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA072), Mar 19, 2001: Cessna 182A (N4918D), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power during cruise as a result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilots failure to refuel. Contributing factors were the pilots inadequate aircraft preflight and the unsuitable terrain…

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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