# NTSB DIA69F0135: Cessna 182, N2723F, Petersburg, VA, January 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1969
- Place: Petersburg, VA · PETERSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2047° N, 77.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2047&lon=-77.3924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0688  69/1/13    PETERSBURG,VA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1070
        TIME - 1702                    N2723F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT REPTD TANKS FULL ON T/O.FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER 4 HRS 54 MIN FLT TIME. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2723F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2723F), registered now, S/N 18256823, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Petersburg

## Other investigations on N2723F (1)

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 NYC72DID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DID09), Aug 28, 1971: Cessna 182J (N2723F), Ashland, VA, 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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