# Accident 20110916020929A: Cessna 182H, Parowan, UT, September 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Parowan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8925° N, 112.7756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8925&lon=-112.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1843X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1843X-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110916020929A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2011, N1843X, A CESSNA 182, WAS ENROUTE FROM ROOSEVELT, UT (74V) TO ST. GEORGE, UT (DXZ) WHEN IT LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE AND LANDED ON ROUTE 271 NORTH OF PAROWAN, UT.  AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF ROAD TO AVOID HITTING A CAR, HIT A SIGN, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE LH FUEL CAP MISSING AND NO FUEL IN EITHER TANK.  THE FUEL CAP WAS FOUND IN THE RUN-UP AREA OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT IN ROOSEVELT, UT (74V).THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD.  ONLY THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION BY FAA INSPECTORS CONFIRMED NO FUEL IN EITHER TANK , NO DRAINABLE FUEL IN LH TANK AND A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF DRAINABLE FUEL IN THE RH TANK.  THE FUEL STRAINER WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL AND THERE WAS A TRACE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL.

## 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 WPR11LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA452), Sep 16, 2011: Cessna 182H (N1843X), Paragonah, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the left tank's fuel cap after refueling the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N1843X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911025053869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911025053869I), Oct 25, 1991: Cessna 182H (N1843X), Northfield, MI. Lost electrical power on IFR approach. Precautionary landing in field. Alternator had failed due to wiring failure

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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