# NTSB NYC85LA031: Cessna 182D, N8957X, Woodside, DE, November 20, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 20, 1984, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place: Woodside, DE
- Location: 39.0711° N, 75.5677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodside, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0711&lon=-75.5677&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35651/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA031

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE REFUELED THE ACFT ON 11/12/84 & FILLED THE TANKS. TACH TIME WAS 1766.95. ON 11/20/84, WHEN HE TOOK OFF, HE ESTIMATED 51 GALS OF FUEL WAS ON BOARD. HE FLEW TO ANOTHER LOCATION & LANDED, THEN WAS AWAY FROM HIS ACFT ABOUT 1 HR. WHEN HE RETURNED, HE TOOK OFF AGAIN. DURING THE FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. A LANDING WAS MADE IN A RECENTLY SEEDED GRAIN FIELD. WHILE ROLLING ON THE SOFT TERRAIN, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. TACH TIME AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS 1768.93. THE PLT SAID THAT 30 TO 35 GAL OF FUEL WAS UNACCOUNTED FOR. NO PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8957X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957X-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 18253357, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253357
- Airframe hours: 2566
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-47OL 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Reed, David H.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, May 5, 1984
- Departed: VA91, ONANCOCK, VA
- Destination: N92, MIDDLETOWN, DE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19841120062569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841120062569A), Nov 20, 1984: Cessna 182D, Woodside, DE, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot did not visually check fuel or gauges, but monitored tach time.

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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