# Accident 20070908018969A: Cessna 182G, Fairfield, ID, September 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2007, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fairfield, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3504° N, 114.9799° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3504&lon=-114.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2420R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420R-2018-03-20) (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 IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908018969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 ABOUT 10 AM LOCAL TIME, CESSNA 182G, N2420R, SERIAL NUMBER 182255520 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT 20 MILES NORTH OF FAIRFIELD IDAHO. PILOT STATED THE "ENGINE JUST STOPPED", AND HE STARTED TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO SET HIS AIRCRAFT DOWN DUE TO THE TERRAIN HE WAS FLYING IN AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND FIREWALL. INVESTIGATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT AND EXAMINATION SHOWED NO FUEL IN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT FUEL TANK OR HEADER TANK JUST FORWARD OF FIREWALL. NO FUEL WAS NOTED AT FUEL INJECTOR SPIDER ON TOP OF ENGINE. NO FUEL WAS NOTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE ON THE GROUND OR OUTSIDE SKINS OF THIS AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY INSURANCE AND THEY ALSO FOUND NO FUEL IN THE SYSTEM AT THE TIME WINGS WERE REMOVED. FUEL GAUGES INDICATORS WERE TURNED ON AT ACCIDENT SCENE WHICH ALSO INDICATED EMPTY.

## 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 SEA07LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA255), Sep 8, 2007: Cessna 182G (N2420R), Fairfield, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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