- Date
- May 20, 1972
- Place
- Dixon, CA · DIXON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5888BCessna 182A
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167111
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1783 72/5/20 DIXON,CALIF CESSNA 182A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 161 TIME - 1325 N5888B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAINE PRAIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LONG BEACH,CALIF DAVIS,CALIF COALINGS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DID NOT VISUALLY CK FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5888B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Maine Praire
N5888BRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Cessna 182AAirframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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