- Date
- July 17, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Forsyth, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5479BCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830717041489A
- Case key
- 16130
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt originated at cambridge, id with a planned refueling stop at billings, MT. The plt stated the acft was 'topped off' at cambridge before takeoff. En route, southerly winds were encountered which drifted the acft north, so a refueling stop was made at roundup, MT. No fuel was available & the plt estimated 15 gal was remaining, S0 he elected to fly 81 mi to Forsyth, MT. During arrival at Forsyth, the eng lost power. During an emergency landing, the acft went thru a fence, then hit another fence & 2 trees. According to the plt, he drained 5 gal of fuel from the acft (which was leaking fuel). The acft held 3.5 gal of unusable fuel. Later, the eng was started & run to 1500 RPM, but no higher due to a bent blade. An exam of the eng revealed no preimpact discrepancies. The temp was 88 deg, but the dew point was unknown. Aprx 9 gal of fuel would have been required to fly to Forsyth from roundup.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5479B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33479
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry C. Jaeger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1983 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- RPX · Roundup, MT
- Airport
- 153 · Tillitt, runway 8, 4,800 × 75 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,375 total · 800 in this make and model · 1,375 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.