# NTSB DEN82DA101: Cessna 188B, N8278G, Central, UT, June 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 11, 1982, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Central, UT
- Coordinates: 37.390796, -113.630065 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3908&lon=-113.6301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70176/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA101

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, landing - flare/touchdown
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - fuel consumption calculations - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE A FORCED LANDING DURING WHICH A WING COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8278G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278G-2004-12-03), registration cancelled 2004-12-03, S/N 18801275T, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TP500 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tp500-series) (registry code 17050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801275T
- Airframe hours: 2386
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Charles Daniel Fuller
- Registered owner: Charles Daniel Fuller
- Departed: PRIVATE STRIP
- Destination: PRIVATE STRIP

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 11,000 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F

## 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 19820611022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611022119A), Jun 11, 1982: Cessna 188B, Central, UT, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N8278G (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 DEN91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA089), Jun 24, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8278G), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO A RUPTURED FUEL LINE, AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN INCORRECT FUEL LINE.
- [NTSB MKC75FCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA23), Apr 4, 1975: Cessna 188B (N8278G), Caruthersville, MO, 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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