# Accident 20150126000619A: Cessna 182C, Ft.Morgan, CO, January 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ft.Morgan, CO
- Airport: Fort Morgan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1092° N, 103.7631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1092&lon=-103.7631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8997T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997T-2018-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150126000619A

## Narrative

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

ON 01/26/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HRS MST, N8997T A CESSNA MODEL 182C AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF-FIELD LANDING NEAR FT. MORGAN, CO.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, (VMC).

## 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 CEN15CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA125), Jan 26, 2015: Cessna 182C (N8997T), Fort Morgan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning/management, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a pasture.

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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