# Accident 20030427007259A: Cessna 182C, Stanley, ID, April 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2003, 15:50 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2019° N, 114.9394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2019&lon=-114.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8690T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8690T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030427007259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED GARDEN VALLEY, IDAHO FOR STANLEY, IDAHO, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 50 MILES. HE WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. PILOT ENCOUNTERED SNOW SHOWERS ENROUTE AND HAD TO NAVIGATE AROUND THEM MAKING THE FLIGHT TIME LONGER THAN EXPECTED. THE ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL TO STANLEY AIRPORT AND PILOT HAD TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH IN THE FIELD AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE FUSELAGE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY HAD BEEN DEPLETED.

## 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 SEA03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA070), Apr 27, 2003: Cessna 182C (N8690T), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power during descent. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable…

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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