- Date
- September 4, 1982, 09:17 local (15:17 UTC)
- Place
- Farmington, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6088BCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820904044009A
- Case key
- 70674
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - not maintainedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The aircraft collided with trees during a forced landing off airport. The pilot declared an emergency after the engine stopped. He was able to restart the engine once. It ran for about 2 minutes and stopped again. Examination of the aircraft revealed the fuel tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6088B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18234088
- Airframe hours
- 3,050
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Burt Bruce
- Registered owner
- Burt Bruce
- Departed
- Pueblo, CO
- Destination
- Las Vagas, NV
- Airport
- FMN · Farmington Muni, runway 25, 6,000 × 0 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 183 total · 183 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.