- Date
- February 26, 1982, 19:30 local (Feb 27, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Eloy, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8588TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820226026699A
- Case key
- 70585
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed near the end of a runway on a dark night. The pilot stated to the police that he had run out of fuel. The police found weapons, drugs, and liquor in the pilot's possession. An estimated 3 gallons of fuel was found in each tank. According to the type certificate for this aircraft, each requires over 5 gallons of fuel for safe operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8588T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52488
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Riley
- Registered owner
- Jack Riley
- Departed
- Hawthorne, CA
- Destination
- Tuscon, AZ
- Airport
- runway 2, 3,900 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 50 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 145 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8588T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.