# Accident 20020812023359A: Cessna 182, Bellingham, WA, August 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7567° N, 122.5317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7567&lon=-122.5317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6420A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6420A) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020812023359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA 182 N6420A, PILOTED BY MR. JOHANNES C. RASMUSSEN, DITCHED IN BELLINGHAM BAY APPROXIMATELY 2 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF THE BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BLI). THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. REVIEW OF CRUISE AND RANGE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT, FIGURING FOR WIND, WEATHER AND ROUTE, THE DATA INDICATES THE FLIGHT SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION WITH A MINIMUM OF FAR 91.151 FUEL RESERVE REQUIREMENT MET.

## 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 SEA02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA154), Aug 12, 2002: Cessna 182 (N6420A), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue en route in cruise flight when his fuel supply became low, eventually leading to fuel exhaustion while on final approach to the destination airport. Factors…

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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