- Date
- April 11, 1990, 13:12 local (17:12 UTC)
- Place
- Manistique, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N42417Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 14655
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Probable cause
The pilot allowing the airplane to run out of fuel.
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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system - exhaustionCause
Fuel consumption calculations - improperCause
ComplacencyFactor
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The accident airplane was destroyed when it collided with trees and terrain during a forced landing. The business flight had been cleared for an instrument approach when the airplane experienced an engine failure. Inspection at the accident site showed the aircraft fuel system to be intact. When the fuel system was drained it was found to contain only 1.5 quarts of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42417
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258873
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Earl A. Davidson
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- MKG · Muskegon, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,136 total · 308 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F