# NTSB DEN83LA034: Cessna TR182, N756AX, Billings, MT, December 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 17, 1982, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Billings, MT
- Coordinates: 45.649803, -108.380554 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6498&lon=-108.3806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69954/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA034

## Analysis

AFTER POWER FAILURE PILOT LANDED ON A HIGHWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN AUTO. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fuel consumption calculations - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N756AX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756AX-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N R18201027, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201027
- Airframe hours: 41
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-L365D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: P & G Leasing
- Registered owner: P & G Leasing
- Departed: C, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Destination: C, BILLINGS, MT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BIL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 411 total, 7 in this make and model, 319 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 113 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19821217067649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821217067649A), Dec 17, 1982: Cessna TR182, Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with moving vehicle during emergency landing on highway after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

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

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