- Date
- July 28, 1983, 23:30 local (Jul 29, 1983, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4985DCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830728038979A
- Case key
- 12282
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route, the engine lost power & the plt was unable to restart it. During a forced landing on a road at dusk, the vertical stabilizer struck a wire. Aprx 16 inches was cut off the top of the stabilizer & the rudder was torn loose from the hinges. During an investigation, only a small amount of fuel (reportedly about 4 gal) was found in the tanks. According to the, flt manual, 1.5 gal of fuel in each fuel tank is unusable in level flight. In other than level flight, up to 5 gal in each tank is unusable. No other preimpact discrepancies were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4985D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51085
- Airframe hours
- 2,939
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne Plattner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 13, 1982
- Departed
- 3TE · Tecumseh, MI
- Destination
- FCM · Minneapolis, MN
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 775 total · 4 in this make and model · 775 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4985D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.