- Date
- July 11, 1985, 08:31 local (15:31 UTC)
- Place
- Sawmill, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5706BCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850711030609A
- Case key
- 24769
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Analysis
During the plt's preflight inspection of his acft, he removed the fuel caps to examine the quantity of fuel in the acft's tanks. Thereafter, he failed to securely refasten the caps. At 0700 MST the plt & his 2 pax departed for a planned flt from AZ to co. 56 gals of fuel were reported being in the fuel tanks. About 90 min later the fuel gauges registered 'in the red' & all eng power was lost. The plt made an emergency ldg at the side of a road. During roll out the acft collided with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5706B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33706
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Moen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1985
- Departed
- DVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- DRO · Durango, CO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 975 total · 757 in this make and model · 875 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5706B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.