# Accident 20040823021189A: Cessna 182N, Crystal Lake, IL, August 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3883° N, 88.5647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3883&lon=-88.5647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92848, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92848-2007-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 196 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040823021189A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA236), Aug 23, 2004: Cessna 182 (N92848), Crystal Lake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to secure the left wing fuel cap during preflight. A factor was the trees.

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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