# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182D: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX06CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA244.md): Cessna 182D · Santa Clarita, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2006 · N8961X · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The fuel exhaustion was the result of a split O-ring on the right fuel cap, which allowed fuel to siphon out of the right fuel tank during flight.
- [NTSB CHI99FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA252.md): Cessna 182D · Fond Du Lac, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1999 · N8878X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and the subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the crops and the soft field conditions.
- [NTSB CHI99LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA180.md): Cessna 182D · Zurich, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1999 · N9169X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A factor was fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB LAX97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA147.md): Cessna 182D · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1997 · N9000X · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the inadequate preflight inspections performed by both pilots. A factor in the accident was the crosswind experienced during landing rollout.
- [NTSB LAX96LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA288.md): Cessna 182 · Weed, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1996 · N8787X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA082.md): Cessna 182 · Show Low, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1991 · N8900X · Destroyed
  > Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was inoperative fuel gauges.
- [NTSB LAX88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA167.md): Cessna 182D · Coolidge, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1988 · N8847X · Substantial damage
  > At the end of a pleasure cross country flight, while on final approach, the engine quit. Unable to land on the runway, the aircraft was landed in a soft field where during the landing roll the aircraft nosed over. The pilot had selected the right fuel tank…
- [NTSB LAX87LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA347.md): Cessna 182D · San Ramon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1987 · N8711X · Substantial damage
  > After telling the lineman at calexico, CA to fill the tanks, the plt walked away from the acft to clear customs. When he returned, he loaded his passengers into the acft and departed the arpt. After flying 3 and 1/2 hours the engine stopped and the acft was…
- [NTSB NYC85LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA031.md): Cessna 182D · Woodside, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1984 · N8957X · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he refueled the acft on 11/12/84 & filled the tanks. Tach time was 1766.95. On 11/20/84, when he took off, he estimated 51 gals of fuel was on board. He flew to another location & landed, then was away from his acft about 1 hr. When he…
- [NTSB LAX84LA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA489.md): Cessna 182D · Lincoln, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1984 · N9157X · Substantial damage
  > After a descent from 11,000 ft, the eng lost power at 3500 ft & would not restart. At that time, the plt noted that the fuel gages indicated the right tank was about 1/4 full & the left tank was empty. He landed in a rice field at night where the nose gear…
- [NTSB SEA84LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA176.md): Cessna 182D · Eugene, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1984 · N8820X · Substantial damage
  > The plt estimated that the acft had about 1 hr of fuel remaining in the tanks prior to departure. However, after he had flown about 15 min, the eng lost power & would not restart. An emergency landing was made in a meadow about 2 mi from the arpt. The acft…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072710')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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