- Date
- November 25, 1987, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2283TCessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871125067209A
- Case key
- 17421
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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.
Analysis
While on a cross country flt at 6000 ft MSL, the eng lost power. Exam of the acft revealed that the left fuel tank contained 23 gallons while the right was empty. The fuel selector was found on the empty tank. The acft was destroyed during the emergency landing on rough uneven terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2283T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200018
- Airframe hours
- 2,260
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Berg-Branaham Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Donald W Bradley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 11, 1987 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Destination
- HLN · Helena, MT
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 338 total · 37 in this make and model · 284 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTM, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.