NYC82FHD12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188A · Winslow, NJ · May 16, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
May 16, 1982, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
Place
Winslow, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3520QCessna 188A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820516015859A
Case key
73071

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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.

Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalCruise - normal
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Forced landingLanding - flare/touchdown
In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Object - tree(s)Factor

Analysis

The acft ran out of fuel while returning to the arpt. The acft landed into a plowed field & then on into an orchard.

Aircraft

Registration
N3520Q
Reported as
Cessna 188A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
470
Airframe hours
2,612
Engine
Continental IO-520-D, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 137
Operator
R. Goulet
Registered owner
R. Goulet
Departed
Red Lion, NJ
Destination
Red Lion, NJ

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
33
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
4,620 total · 508 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.