- Date
- August 15, 1986, 08:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Glen Willow, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52494Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6978
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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
The acft was damaged during collision with scrub pine trees during a forced lndg on a road after the eng quit in flt. The plt said he was cruising at 3500 ft when the eng began to sputter. The plt stated that he changed the fuel tank selector from left to right but was unable to start the engine. After the accident the acfts left fuel tank was found empty. The fuel strainer was free of water. The rt tank was not checked due to wing damage. Later during removal of the wreckage the plt was able to drain 11 gallons of fuel from the rt tank. The plt stated that proper fuel management would have prevented the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52494
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262645
- Airframe hours
- 3,198
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R-25, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James E. Dunlap
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986 · 138 hours before
- Departed
- CGF · Cleveland, OH
- Destination
- CAK · Canton, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,871 total · 1,720 in this make and model · 1,752 as pilot in command · 141 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg