# NTSB SEA82DA154: Cessna R172K, N758MY, Brownsmead, OR, September 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 3, 1982, 18:30 local (Sep 4, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Brownsmead, OR
- Coordinates: 45.879562, -123.230064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8796&lon=-123.2301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70054/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA154

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED FROM A LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, ONLY ABOUT TWO PINTS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N758MY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758MY), registered now, S/N R1723216, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R1723216
- Airframe hours: 950
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360-K 195 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richard A. Person
- Registered owner: Richard A. Person
- Departed: MAHALEM, OR
- Destination: BATTEGROUND, WA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 500 total, 60 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Observed at: AST, 15 nm away

## 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 19820903045979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903045979A), Sep 3, 1982: Cessna R172K, Brownsmead, OR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Crash landed in a farm field.

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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