- Date
- October 4, 1973
- Place
- Whiteright, TX · WHITERIGHT, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3985DCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731004032969A
- Case key
- 188488
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2938 73/10/4 WHITERIGHT,TEX CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 411 TIME - 1510 N3985D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COMMERCE,TEX SHERMAN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- KNOWN MALFNCTN FUEL QUAN GAGE.PLT FAILED TO CHK FUEL PRIOR TO TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3985D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.