# NTSB LAX74FUJ15: Cessna 182, N2563G, Bagdad, AZ, September 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Bagdad, AZ · BAGDAD, AZ
- Location: 34.5772° N, 113.1768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bagdad, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5772&lon=-113.1768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2624   73/9/3    BAGDAD,ARIZ         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 497
        TIME - 1920                    N2563G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CALIF                SEDONA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLL W ROCKY TERRAIN.BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE EMPTY.FUEL SLCTR HANDLE BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2563G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2563G-2020-04-02), registration cancelled 2020-04-02, S/N 51863, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19730903029409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903029409A), Sep 3, 1973: Cessna 182H, Bagdad, AZ, Substantial damage. Coll w rocky terrain. Both fuel tanks were found to be empty. Fuel slctr handle broken.

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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