What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot departed danville, IL enroute to Crystal Lake, IL in Cessna 182, N92848, on August 23, 2004. The engine quit when in the vicinity of the destination airport. The pilot made an off-airport landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage, but the pilot--the sole occupant--was not injured. No fuel was found in the tanks. The left fuel cap was not found at the accident site. It was found near the departure airport in a field. The pilot did not notice that fuel consumption appeared to be accelerated as the fuel siphoned out of the open tank during flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED DANVILLE, IL ENROUTE TO CRYSTAL LAKE, IL IN CESSNA 182, N92848, ON AUGUST 23, 2004. THE ENGINE QUIT WHEN IN THE VICINITY OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT--THE SOLE OCCUPANT--WAS NOT INJURED. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS. THE LEFT FUEL CAP WAS NOT FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. IT WAS FOUND NEAR THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT IN A FIELD. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THAT FUEL CONSUMPTION APPEARED TO BE ACCELERATED AS THE FUEL SIPHONED OUT OF THE OPEN TANK DURING FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.