Cessna 182A N4812D

Summary

On 11 September 1983 at about 02:50 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N4812D was involved in an accident near S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 September 1983 at 02:50

Classification

Accident

Location

S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States

Nearest airport

South Lake Tahoe (TVL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N4812D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX83LA433

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE FLT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), HE & THE STUDENT TOOK OFF WITH 21 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD. APRX 1.3 HRS. LATER, THE ENG LOST POWER AS THE STUDENT TURNED ONTO FINAL APCH FOR A LANDING. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT & MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A RIVER BANK SHORT OF THE RWY. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWNM THE ACFT HIT A TREE, THEN AFTER LANDING, IT CAME TO REST IN THE RIVER, NOSE DOWN, IN 1 TO 2 FT OF WATER. NO PREIMPACT/PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. ACCORDING TO THE PLT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK, THE ENG WOULD CONSUME 12 GAL/HR AT 65% POWER AT 8000 FT. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD FLOWN 4 HRS SINCE THE FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF. THE PLANE HAD A TOTAL USABLE FUEL CAPACITY OF 55 GAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.