- Date
- December 21, 1990, 16:45 local (Dec 22, 1990, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Imperial, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3320YCessna 182E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 27083
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion.
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 pilot stated his engine abruptly quit about 22 miles short of his destination. He had been airborne for about 3 hours and 10 minutes. He stated he departed with 65 gallons of aviation fuel, he did not say how he quantified that amount. The POH states that 60 gallons is usable in all flight conditions. On scene examination by FAA personnel revealed the gascolator was full of fuel but the tanks showed minimal amounts of fuel. The POH indicates an endurance of about 5.4 hours at 60 percent power at 10000 feel with full standard fuel tanks. Examination also revealed the fuel selector was located between both and the left tank positions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3320Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18254320
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Newton D. Pagetto R.S. Hogan
- Departed
- OQ9 · Sonoma, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F