# NTSB FTW82DA364: Cessna 182A, N6088B, Farmington, NM, September 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 4, 1982, 09:17 local (15:17 UTC)
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Coordinates: 36.749881, -108.180519 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7499&lon=-108.1805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA364
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70674/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA364

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s) (contributing 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18234088
- Airframe hours: 3050
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820904044009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904044009A), Sep 4, 1982: Cessna 182, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed in rough ground area studded with small trees.

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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