- Date
- October 12, 1981
- Place
- West Jefferson, NC · WEST JEFFERSON, NC
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N738VDCessna R182
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811012072399A
- Case key
- 123792
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2099 81/10/12 WEST JEFFERSON,NC CESSNA R182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 325 TIME - 1720 N738VD PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL WEST JEFFERSON,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DID NOT SW FUEL TANKS AFTER ENG LOST PWR.FUEL SEL FND PSND TO EMPTY TNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738VD
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ashe County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.