- Date
- September 22, 1985, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Troy, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5145DCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850922046799A
- Case key
- 16766
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - contaminationCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The plt said that as he approached his destination he reduced engine pwr to begin descent. The engine quit forcing the pilot to land on unsuitable terrain. Contaminated fuel was found in the fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5145D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51245
- Airframe hours
- 3,380
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Wilson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 20, 1984
- Departed
- 65S · Bonners Ferry, ID
- Destination
- Troy, MT
- Airport
- U.S. Forest Sod Strip, runway 14, 4,200 × 50 ft, macadam
N5145DRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Cessna 182AAirframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 411 total · 330 in this make and model · 353 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.