# NTSB LAX85LA356: Cessna R182RG, N8798Z, Hilo, HI, August 16, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 16, 1985, 05:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Coordinates: 19.690196, -155.080932 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6902&lon=-155.0809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85LA356
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24806/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA356

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (contributing factor)
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Ditching, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - water,rough

## Analysis

ON AUGUST 16, 1985, A CESSNA 182 DITCHED AT SEA FOLLOWING FUEL STARVATION ABOUT 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAWAII WHILE ON A FERRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD 23 HOURS OF FUEL ONBOARD FOR THE 16 HOUR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS AND WAS OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE QUITTING. THE PILOT STATED AFTERWARDS THAT THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8798Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182RG
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201212
- Airframe hours: 900
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Staywood Air
- Registered owner: 2 Genes Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 25, 1985, 20 hours before
- Departed: MRY, MONTERY, CA
- Destination: ITO, HILO, HI
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; commercial, foreign; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 5,965 total, 1,159 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 14 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19850816075649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816075649A), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna R182, Hilo, HI, Destroyed. Engine quit due to fuel stoppage. Switched tanks but unable to restart. Ditched 200 miles northeast of Hilo Hawaii.

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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