- Date
- June 24, 1982, 01:10 local (09:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6347ACessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820624042809A
- Case key
- 71244
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on a flight from mckinley park to Kenai, AK, the pilot flew around the east side of anchorage, so a passenger could take pictures. About half way through the flight, the pilot became concerned about his fuel supply but believed he could reach his destination with 1/2 hr of fuel remaining. However, the plane ran out of fuel while it was on an extended base leg for landing. The pilot was unable to glide to the runway. The plane impacted on rising terrain just short of the threshold.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6347A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33147
- Airframe hours
- 3,496
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bruce Lyman Hawkins
- Registered owner
- Bruce Lyman Hawkins
- Departed
- Mckinley Park, AK
- Destination
- Kenai, AK
- Airport
- 3AK5 · Windward Passage, runway 33, 1,900 × 50 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,121 total · 1,066 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 113 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.