- Date
- August 9, 1991, 18:00 local (Aug 10, 1991, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boring, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2935YCessna 182E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910809033129A
- Case key
- 41510
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion and improper inflight decision by the pilot in command followed by rough terrain during the forced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were a fuel system leak and the pilot's failure to refuel en route.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed colville, Washington with full fuel tanks and flew a total of approximately 475 nautical miles including an intermediate stop where no fuel was purchased. After 4.5 hours of flight time and as the aircraft was descending for landing, the engine ceased operating and the pilot executed a forced landing onto rough terrain during which the nose landing gear collapsed. Post-crash examination revealed evidence (staining) of a fuel leak in the left wing and minimal fuel was observed within the carburetor and associated lines. The pilot made no attempt to stop en route and acquire fuel prior to his final destination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2935Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253935
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry S. Martin
- Registered owner
- Henry S. Martin
- Departed
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Destination
- 3S2 · Aurora, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 748 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Observed at
- TTD, 8 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.