# Incident 20220708012019I: Cessna 182M, Three Forks, MT, July 8, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2022, 12:20 local time
- Place: Three Forks, MT
- Airport: Three Forks
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8781° N, 111.5694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THREE FORKS (9S5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8781&lon=-111.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71450, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 68 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220708012019I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTING 9S5 ON THE NINTH TRIP OF THE DAY. THE PILOT STATED" MY FUEL GAUGES INDICATED HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE 9TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY PLUS A 30 MINUTE RESERVE". WHILE CLIMBING OUT AT 11,000 MSL THE ENGINE COUGHED AND DIED. HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY #3 AT 9S5.

## Other reports on N71450 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250615006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250615006509A), Jun 15, 2025: Cessna 182M (N71450), Three Forks, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot stated the engine would not develope enough power to sustain flight or rate of climb. Pilot could not return to airport and decided to land off-airport…

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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