# NTSB DEN81FTC09: Cessna 182, N5871B, Moran Juction, WY, February 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1981
- Place: Moran Juction, WY · MORAN JUCTION, WY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0372  81/2/17    MORAN JUCTION,WY    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1370
        TIME - 1845                    N5871B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OR                 JACKSON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W SNOW STAKE ROAD MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5871B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5871B-2013-06-13), registration cancelled 2013-06-13, S/N 33871, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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

## 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 19810217004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004339A), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 182A, Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route at night, due to fuel starvation. Crash-landed on highway. Fuel mismanagement.

## Other investigations on N5871B (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI67F0679](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0679), Apr 15, 1967: Cessna 182 (N5871B), Columbia, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2993](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2993), Jul 23, 1964: Cessna 182 (N5871B), Gallup, NM, substantial damage

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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