# Accident 20050204001089A: Cessna 182G, Redmond, OR, February 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2742° N, 121.1081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2742&lon=-121.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3127S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3127S-2005-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,796 total, 1,268 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050204001089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE WAS ENROUTE FROM WALLA WALLA, WA TO MADRAS, OR AND DIVERTED TOWARD REDMOND, OR (RDM) DUE TO WEATHER AND LOW FUEL. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT RDM AND APPROXIMATELY 4 NM NORTHEAST OF AIRPORT ENGINE QUIT. PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF GAS. PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN WITH SMALL TREES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. THE PILOT, (THE SOLE OCCUPANT), SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 SEA05CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA045), Feb 4, 2005: Cessna 182G (N3127S), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. Trees were 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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