# NTSB FTW82DPD03: Cessna 182, N8944X, Ranger, TX, November 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1981
- Place: Ranger, TX · RANGER, TX
- Location: 32.4695° N, 98.6757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ranger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4695&lon=-98.6757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DPD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2583   81/11/5 NR.RANGER,TX          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0200                    N8944X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 23, 1454 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               ABILENE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WARPED
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOTH PLASTIC FUEL CAPS WARPED,BOTH FUEL CELL BLADDERS COLLAPSED.NO BLOCKAGE FND IN VENTS.DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8944X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8944X-1984-06-15), registration cancelled 1984-06-15, S/N 18253344 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811105071899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071899A), Nov 5, 1981: Cessna 182D, Ranger, TX, Substantial damage. Warped loose fuel caps allowed fuel siphoning and cell collapse. Engine quit, out of fuel. Night crash landed.

## Other investigations on N8944X (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 MIA70F0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0096), Jun 4, 1969: Cessna 182D (N8944X), Cross City, FL, 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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