# Accident 20011110033039A: Cessna 182A, Wahoo, NE, November 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wahoo, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2093° N, 96.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2093&lon=-96.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3916D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3916D-2004-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011110033039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2001, AT 1215 MST, CESSNA 182A, N3916D, DEPARTED DENVER, COLORADO, FOR OMAHA MILLARD AIRPORT UNDER A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. AT OR ABOUT 1630 CST, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN AND TREES APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE WAHOO, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PIC, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE PRESENCE OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS, FUEL STRAINER, OR CARBURETOR.

## 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 CHI02LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA026), Nov 10, 2001: Cessna 182A (N3916D), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation resulting in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the subsequent forced…

## Other reports on N3916D (2)

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

- [Incident 19850226013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850226013379I), Feb 26, 1985: Cessna 182A (N3916D), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. Pilot requested tanks be topped. Did not visually check tanks before departure, ran out of fuel.
- [Accident 19800411008899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411008899A), Apr 11, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3916D), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final. Struck fence off approach end. Landed on runway minus nose gear.

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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