- Date
- April 27, 1989, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Owasso, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5160DCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890427011149A
- Case key
- 22861
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Probable cause
Inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion from lack of fuel. The presence of trees was was a contributing factor.
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.
Analysis
Drg a preflight, the plt checked the fuel gauges, but did not visually check the fuel level in the tanks. While in flt, about 5 mi from the destination, the eng lost power. The plt was unable to reach the destination arpt, so he tried to land in an open field. However, he was also unable to clear over trees before reaching the field. The acft hit a treetop, then crashed to the ground. An exam after the acdnt revealed there was no fuel in the wing tanks or gascolator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5160D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-51260
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William Burney York
- Departed
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- OK16 · Owasso, OK
- Airport
- OK16 · Gundy'S
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 214 total · 55 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.