# NTSB DEN75FTM06: Cessna 182B, N7169E, Sandy, UT, September 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1974
- Place: Sandy, UT · SANDY, UT
- Location: 40.5717° N, 111.8499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5717&lon=-111.8499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3339  74/9/28    SANDY,UT            CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 387
        TIME - 0900                    N7169E              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDY,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT PUT EST 15 GAL IN TANKS.PUMP HAD NO METERING DEVICE.PLT MISJUDGED FUEL LVL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7169E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7169E-2011-08-19), registration cancelled 2011-08-19, S/N 52169, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alta Air Park

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740928035729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740928035729A), Sep 28, 1974: Cessna 182B, Sandy, UT, Substantial damage. Plt put EST 15 gal in tanks. Pump had no metering device. Plt misjudged fuel lvl.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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