- Date
- September 21, 1985, 20:00 local (Sep 22, 1985, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vancouver, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4774DCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850921059589A
- Case key
- 40243
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was unable to land at his intended destination due to the rwy edge and end lights being inoperative. The plt diverted to a nearby arpt but fuel exhaustion occurred and a forced landing was made. The acft was landed on an overpass and during the rollout, veered and struck trees. The plt reported the acft contains 2 gals of unuseable fuel, however, the acft flt manual reports 10 gals of fuel is unuseable. Aprx 9 gals of fuel were drained from the acft after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4774D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34874
- Airframe hours
- 2,331
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Chulwfas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Destination
- 0S6 · Vancouver, WA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 18,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDX, 10 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.
Other investigations on N4774D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.